its sort of a tip of the tongue kind of mild bitterness. in all other regards when i make bread i am very happy with the results. i get a nice moist fluffy sort of texture. i even get mostly the flavor i want , but there is an underlying bitterness i would like to get rid of. i use recipes, but mostly as a guide, i always end up altering in some way, such as putting pumpkin , fruit, leftover rice, a different flour, etc in the dough. . i was wondering if there is too much yeast when the bitterness happens? i use about 2 tsp. per loaf, which is right accoring to the recipes i use. but maybe the recipes are too yeasty? anyone know?
stirringleaf
I use about 1 tbs per recipe, but make more than one leaf. I don't think it's the yeast. I wonder if it is slightly souring from natural yeast?? I find that some areas of the country seem to have more or stronger natural yeasts in the air and so they sour faster than expected??
does the dough get a slight sour smell before you bake it?
does the dough get a slight sour smell before you bake it?
wow you responded quick! well thats a great guess but i havent put any baking powder in , lol! i am talking about yeasted bread, where the ingredients usually revolve around yeast, water, flour, honey, sometimes butter , sometimes eggs, and sometimes other stuff. sorry. i should have clarified that in the beginning!!!
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Do you make a sponge that you let sit for an hour or longer before you add the rest of the ingredients? I like the texture I get when I do that, but I do find that it makes the bread a little more bitter. I guess it's technically sour like sourdough, but it's hard to tell when it's so slight.
a sponge? do you mean when you just mix the yeast, a little of the flour, and the honey (or sugar) first and let it rise? yes sometimes i do that. i think maybe it is sourdough happening, if it is possible to make sourdough in a couple hours like that. tonight i tried making another loaf, and i put less yeast and more honey and it turned out perfect. so who knows. i am not the most experiecned bread maker, , so after a few more loaves of this kind of bread maybe i will learn how to get a consistantly perfect batch... thanks for your ideas.
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