July 11, 2016 - 12:25am
Bread dough will not rise, stays dense. Help plz
Hello there,
I enjoy doing some baking on occasion,but I cannot even get a basic bread recipe right. I will proof the yeast, add the required flour and then knead ,let rise but the dough never sticks together or becomes elastic enough. Kneading is a nightmare and half the dough ends up either on the counter or my hands no matter how much flour I use. The bread dough will not rise well either. As it bakes, it does not become light,but stays dense and the final product has a very noticeable yeast taste. I am following the most basic of bread recipes to a T and I still do not understand why I get such crappy results. Any advice appreciated. Thank you.