Changed breadmaker yeast - poor results!

funkymonkey849

I've had a Morphy Richards compact breadmaker for a year and am very happy with it, great bread every time.

I used the use the 7g packets of tesco yeast (8 in a pack) but I switched to doves farm in the orange pack and the bread has seriously gone downhill. The loaves are about 2-3 inches flatter and because they haven't risen as much they are stodgier. Today the bread tasted really dry as well. I have been using the new yeast for a while so I have made white and brown loaves, timed and not timed. The yeast has been open for about 6 weeks (with a clip on to keep the air out) so maybe it's getting a bit old, but the bread has been naff since day one.

Does any one have any ideas why the new yeast is giving poor results? I don't want to change back cos I hate the fiddly packets, but I may have to if the loaves don't improve! Most disappointing.

voiceofreason

Errm - you are using rapid-action yeast, right, and not regular dried yeast? It's just that, if you use regular yeast in the breadmaker the same way as you would the rapid-action yeast, you're liable to end up with a flatter, less risen, stodgier loaf........

funkymonkey849

Yeh it's quick yeast, this one:

http://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/uploads/images/large/926.jpg

Says suitable for breadmakers...

NoahsPennilessMummy

I had trouble with that yeast too:o
I always used the 7g packs but switched to that one and the loaves were awful.
Back to 7g packs now and it has been fine

funkymonkey849

NoahsPennilessMummy wrote: »

I had trouble with that yeast too:o
I always used the 7g packs but switched to that one and the loaves were awful.
Back to 7g packs now and it has been fine

Oh maybe it's the yeast then! What a shame

mummysaver

I bought some of the doves farm stuff and found that it's great for making rolls or pizza bases, in fact any sort of dough that I make in the bm but don't cook in it. My loaves also came out much less fluffy and with a much harder crust when I used it. The sachets are what I usually use and what I shall continue to use for bm loaves now!

mi_jardin

really? I use doves and its great. Not sure why it wouldn't work for you.

voodoozoe

Can I ask what flour the people having poor results with Doves Farm are using? I have good results so far using Hovis yeast sachets and supermarket value/smartprice plain flour. Was thinking of trying Doves Farm but don't want poor results!!! I keep trying to buy proper bread flour to try it but when I'm stood there looking at the prices I can't bear to buy the more expensive option

purpleivy

I use Doves Farm in the orange pack at the moment for all my bread making, although I use Fermipan in the big red pack when I can get it. Both are fine

CCP

I made my first loaf with Dove's yeast last night, and I was a bit worried after reading this thread. It was fine, though - the loaf actually rose a bit too much and nearly spilled over the top of the pan!

voodoozoe - I used Tesco's own brand white flour (standard, not value) for this loaf. I usually use Tesco's own except when I fancy something different to standard white or wholemeal, when I'll use Allisons or Dove's - they're more expensive but do different types of flour for more interesting bread.

rosalie-lavender

I use Doves farm too and have no trouble with it. I have even used it when it has been open well past the time it says on the packet. I do keep it in the fridge though.

I use hovis flour mostly, I used to use Tesco's own but found it went through a stage where it wasn't so good so I switched to Hovis.