November 19, 2011 - 4:31am
Hurry....need help now!!
I am pre making dinner rolls for Thanksgiving. The first batch is very good, but not sweet enough for my taste... also a little crustier than I wanted. I'm not good at altering recipes with breads..am always afraid of destroying the whole thing. The recipe I used has 2 1/2 cups of milk, 4 tsp of active dry yeast, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup butter and approximately 7 cups of flour, yeilding 3 dz rolls. Also has 4 rising periods before shaping and rising for the final time. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
Please help if you can. I'm running out of time!
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Turn the temperature down to 375° F, add an extra 1/4 cup sugar to your recipe, use just slightly less milk (just under 2 1/2 cups), relax, take a deep breath and have a nice Thanksgiving.
Jeff
I would suggest turning the temperature down to 350 degrees F. I wouldn't add more sugar to your recipe - you'll risk interfering with your yeast. What strikes me is that you do 4 rising periods - what do you mean by "rising period?"
Do you mean that you de-gas (remove all the air from) the dough four times before the final rise? How long do these four rising period take in total? The lack of sweetness is possibly a result of an overly long fermentation (rising) period, during which your yeast is eating up and depleting all the natural sugars in the dough. This could also be responsible for the lack of sweetness.
Thanks for your info. Hope this second try gives me the results I need. I had never had a recipe that had to de-gas and rise so many times. I thought that unusual, but , as I said, the overall results were very good. I'm just a novice, and am learning more and more about all the things that can affect the outcome. Breadmaking is truly an art form. Hopefully, I will learn more about it as time goes on. I just found this site... It really has a lot of information. I think experience is the key. Thank you for your help... and Happy Thanksgiving for all of you too.... P.S... maybe I'll try skipping one of those four de-gas and rising periods this time... sorry, guess I am not familiar with all the technical terms. I'll definitly try the lower temperature and maybe just a tad more sugar. I'll post my results.I want to try some whole grain breads soon too, so I may need more help! Thanks, again
Dianne