July 26, 2011 - 4:13am
DId not rise
Is there are simple explanation for the reason why a bread will not rise very much (final prove). The bread doubled during first prove, once I put it in the tins, it rose only slightly and there was no oven spring. The bread was quite heavy and dense. Tastes OK, but not as light and fluffy as I have made in the past (using all white plain flour eg lesson 1 loaf on this site)
I did experiment this time using 350g white flour, 150g wholemeal flour, 50g linseed, 50g sunflower seeds, 50g rolled oats, salt, 7g instant yeast, 330ml water. I'd like to know what went wrong so I learn from my mistakes.
I'd be grateful for any advice. Thanks Chris