I am curious about the use of honey...honey was/is used on cuts/wounds as an antiseptic/antibacterial and yeast is a bacteria...any problems with the dough rising...how much honey per 2 lb loaf?
Dennis -------------------------------------------------- From: "thebakist" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:44 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [BREAD-RECIPE] Oh, Boy, Am I glad I found this site! > I baked bread professionally (I say that only because I was paid a small > sum to supplement my disabilty income.). I started by baking just white > bread following the recipe in the "Better Homes and Gardens" cookbook with > one exception. I used honey in place of sugar. I sold it to as store in > which my sister worked - 6 loaves at a time - 3 days a week. > > Then, my sister went to another upscale food store and I began baking for > them while continuing to bake for the first store. The owner of the > second store asked me if I made whole wheat bread. I said I hadn't in the > past, but that I'd give it a try. Well, the first few batches bore more > of a resemblence to matzohs than bread. I didn't realize that whole wheat > flour was very low in gluten. I adjusted the recipe trying to add as > little white flour as I could and still have it rise. > > Once I accomplished that, the owner of the second store, Raymond, asked me > if I knew how to make 7-grain bread. Again I said 'No', but I'd give it a > try. This was uncharted territory for me -- no recipes to turn to and no > one to give advice so I winged it. To my surprise, it turned out > amazingly good and turned out to be my best-seller. > > GO FIGURE! > > Well, just thought I'd introduced myself and tell you all of my successes > and failures in bread-baking. > > (BTW - In case you didn't notice, my username is 'THEBAKIST'. That is > someone who practices the science of baking, not the art, I don't have an > artistic bone in my body!) > > Mark ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BREAD-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BREAD-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
