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Brixton chitter-chatter and news - May 2012

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I understand how bread rises and the role of heat in it.. but this is using a bread machine - so on a timer. If the dough hasn't risen enough by the time the machine decides to go for the full cook - it doesn't produce risen bread, so in winter there was not enough warmth in the kitchen to make it work. Also, I'm also not talking about sourdough - just regular bread.

That's interesting - I used the breadmaker the other night for the first time in ages and the bread didn't rise enough although it was still edible. I blamed my out-of-date yeast but maybe the kitchen was too cold.
 
That's interesting - I used the breadmaker the other night for the first time in ages and the bread didn't rise enough although it was still edible. I blamed my out-of-date yeast but maybe the kitchen was too cold.

That's exactly what I did - blamed my yeast, until I bought new yeast and it happened again. It was gaijinboy (talking about science!) who suggested moving it to a warmer place and it did the trick.
 
That's exactly what I did - blamed my yeast, until I bought new yeast and it happened again. It was gaijinboy (talking about science!) who suggested moving it to a warmer place and it did the trick.

I haven't had any problems though with the sourdough I make by hand - which I leave to rise overnight in the kitchen. Although occasionally when it's really cold I put it in the oven with the pilot light on. I will have to do more experiments! :hmm:
 
I am using a bread maker at the mo and it rises too much like in Maurice Sendak's In The Night Kitchen. It's the same machine as my parents' yet it has different results. Maybe it's because of the recent damp weather?
 
I haven't had any problems though with the sourdough I make by hand - which I leave to rise overnight in the kitchen. Although occasionally when it's really cold I put it in the oven with the pilot light on. I will have to do more experiments! :hmm:

isn't sourdough risen at lower temperatures in order to achieve the process you talked about a few posts ago? Maybe leave a sourdough and a regular overnight to compare results! Then write them up! :D
 
I read somewhere that they were opening on the 10th May.

I hope you're getting muddled with TK Maxx, cos if I find out that the bloke lied to my face when I spoke to him weeks ago then I will be even less happy than I currently am.
 
Badgers said:
Had anyone ever had Sunday Roast at the Albert? I can't see it bring a gourmet winner but it does offer UNLIMITED roast potatoes and gravy.

He is correct ^
 
Lindy hopping at Brixton Bake Off last week:
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Incontrovertible proof of the colonisation of the twee!
 
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