Doves Farm Quick Yeast from Lakeland.....

Bitsy_Beans

OK I bought some to try after seeing it mentioned on this board several times. Is it OK to use it in my breadmaker? Both I and my mother have used it to make several loaves and each time they are not rising properly. being quick yeast it doesn't have to be activated does it?
We are using 7g of yeast to 464g of flour to make a 2lb loaf. It proves nicely, rises well but as soon as it comes to baking it then sinks on top.
If you use this yeast how much do you put in? Are we using too much or too little. We normally used the Hovis 7g sachets (hence the reason we are using the same amount) but in order to economise I thought we'd give this a go but's not working out. I am still eating the bread (it tastes OK if the texture is a little dense) but it's still a bit of a waste.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks

Allegra

I use Allinsons quick yeast in my breadmaker - even though you are not supposed to; it's mean to be frothed up with water first and used for handmade bread.

Of course, I had no idea that was the case when I first used it, and had the same problem as you - it would rise rapidly, and then just flop back down, leaving me with either a short, sticky loaf, or worse yet, one with tall sides of crust, and dense short middle.

After a bit of fiddling, I finally found the answer - I use one tsp less sugar than the recipe calls for, and far, far less yeast - where the recipe wants me to use 1 and 1/4 tsp of yeast, I now use only 1/2 tsp. Result - a perfect loaf