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I was given the following recipe for bread. It's supposed to be no-knead and very, very easy.<br><br>
One Hour French Bread Recipe:<br><br>
1 1/2 c warm water<br>
1 TBSP honey<br>
1 1/2 TBSP dry active yeast<br>
3-4 c flour (I use whole wheat)<br>
*Optional 3/4 c flax seed meal<br>
Oven 450<br>
Bake time 20 min.<br><br>
Blend water honey and yeast to proof 5 minutes.<br><br>
Blend dry ingredients. Add yeast mix to dry ingredients and blend with a wooden spoon until no longer sticky. Roll dough into 2 long baguettes or one large round loaf. Place onto parchment lined baking sheet. Slice diagonal slits into the top of the loaf. Let sit 20 minutes to rise. Bake 20 minutes.<br><br>
Everyone who has tried it raves about how super easy it is to make. I am a complete moron in the kitchen and figured that even I could handle this one. I made it a few days ago. It came out reeking and tasting like pure yeast. I realize now that my yeast didn't proof properly. Looking back, it didn't proof at all, but I've never tried this before so I didn't know. It was gross. I tried tonight. My yeast was gorgeous. Beautiful. I realized that my water probably wasn't warm enough last time. Tonight the yeast rose just fine. So I added it to my flower and began to mix it. And mix it. And mix it. It says to mix until no longer sticky, but after 40 minutes it was still a sticky mess. I added a teeny bit of flour, but it didn't help. I wet my hands and shaped the loafs anyway. It's in the oven now. I don't have hope. Has anyone else tried this recipe? Any clue as to what I'm doing wrong?<br><br>
ETA : Yep. Fail. I have two very large, very flat croutons. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/greensad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="greensad">
One Hour French Bread Recipe:<br><br>
1 1/2 c warm water<br>
1 TBSP honey<br>
1 1/2 TBSP dry active yeast<br>
3-4 c flour (I use whole wheat)<br>
*Optional 3/4 c flax seed meal<br>
Oven 450<br>
Bake time 20 min.<br><br>
Blend water honey and yeast to proof 5 minutes.<br><br>
Blend dry ingredients. Add yeast mix to dry ingredients and blend with a wooden spoon until no longer sticky. Roll dough into 2 long baguettes or one large round loaf. Place onto parchment lined baking sheet. Slice diagonal slits into the top of the loaf. Let sit 20 minutes to rise. Bake 20 minutes.<br><br>
Everyone who has tried it raves about how super easy it is to make. I am a complete moron in the kitchen and figured that even I could handle this one. I made it a few days ago. It came out reeking and tasting like pure yeast. I realize now that my yeast didn't proof properly. Looking back, it didn't proof at all, but I've never tried this before so I didn't know. It was gross. I tried tonight. My yeast was gorgeous. Beautiful. I realized that my water probably wasn't warm enough last time. Tonight the yeast rose just fine. So I added it to my flower and began to mix it. And mix it. And mix it. It says to mix until no longer sticky, but after 40 minutes it was still a sticky mess. I added a teeny bit of flour, but it didn't help. I wet my hands and shaped the loafs anyway. It's in the oven now. I don't have hope. Has anyone else tried this recipe? Any clue as to what I'm doing wrong?<br><br>
ETA : Yep. Fail. I have two very large, very flat croutons. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/greensad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="greensad">