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Making a Successful Dough continued
Questions & Answers:
Q.Mymixtureseemsalittledryandcrumbly.
DoIneedtoaddmorewater?
A.Someflourtendstoabsorborwantmore
moisture/liquid,especiallyonwarmorhumid
days.Addmorewater,adropatatime,until
asmoothball/doughisreached.
Q.Iaddedtoomuchwaterandmydoughis
verysticky,whatcanIdo?
A.Ifthedoughissmoothwithoutlumps,
addalittleflouratatimeandkneadthe
doughuntilitissmooth,softtothetouch
andbouncesbackwhenpressedwiththetip
ofyourfinger.Doughshouldnotbestickyto
touch.
Q.Myyeastdidnotbubbleorfoam,why?
A.Theyeastmaybedeadorinactive,in
whichcaseyouwillneedtoreplaceit.This
occurswhentheliquidaddedorthestanding
positionwastoohotortoocold.Itcanalso
bebecausetheyeastisoutofdate.Ifthe
yeastdoesnotfoam,yourdoughwillnotrise.
Q.Mydoughdidnotrise,why?
A.Iftheyeastfermentedproperly,youmay
justneedtoplacethebowlinawarmer
position.Coveringthebowlwithplasticwrap,
andensuringtheareaisdraftfreemayhelp.
Inwinter,yourdoughwilltakelongertorise.
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