Bread problem

pws52

I hope that someone can advise.

I have some Tesco strong white bread flour....bought when on offer.
When I use it in my Panasonic bread maker...using the recipe for the white and the 50/50wholemeal which I have used for years...the resulting loaf sinks down a bit on the top and the texture is waxy.
I usually use Lidl's bread flour and have no problems with this.
I have even tried mixing Lidl flour with the Tesco flour but the problem is still there.

Before I throw the Tesco flour ....2 bags left....can anyone suggest a solution?
I will not be buying this flour again!

thehappybutterfly

I'm not a bread making expert - completely the opposite in fact, but could the Tesco flour have yeast already in it and you're adding more yeast? Like adding baking powder to SR flour in cakes - results are a dense flat cake.

Swan_2

hi pws

apart from horribly expensive rare speciality flours (one of my occasional weaknesses ) Lidl's is my favourite white bread flour & I've always had good results with it, it's even better than any of the expensive branded supermarket ones

the sunken top sounds like either too much yeast or too much liquid, & given you've been using the same recipe successfully, the yeast's unlikely to be the problem (unless it's an actual bread mix) so possibly the Tesco flour doesn't need quite as much liquid as the Lidl?

the only way to find out is experiment, or use the flour for something else you have more control over, possibly flatbread, pitas, naans, rolls etc

esmy

Is this the green coloured bag? I had a similar problem until I used the recipe that's on the side of the Tesco flour bag - slightly different quantities to my usual recipe.
Good Luck!

foxgloves

I love Lidl flour. I think it contains Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid?) & this helps with rising. If your Tesco flour doesn't, this may be why you're not getting such a well risen loaf.

rosie383

You can actually crumble up a bit of a vitamin C tab and add it to do the job. I'm another one who likes Lidl's bread flour.

Badrick

As Swan said, some flour needs less water than others.
I'd try a bit less water, then have a peek after first mix cycle to see if it's right consistency.

pinkladyvenus

I had same problem with my bread after trying different amounts of water etc. I found out it was the yeast. I buy Allisons dried yeast in a tin. I opened a fresh tin and problem solved.

I am also a fan of Lidli bread flour

jackyann

The problem with bread makers is that you don't get the "feel" that you do when you mix your own, so slightly different flour (gluten content) with the same amount of water gives different results.
I am no expert bread maker, and do love my Panasonic, but I'm afraid that one of my luxuries is using Wessex flour, which gives consistent results ( though am now tempted to mix it with Lidl)

JKJ

pws52 wrote: »

I hope that someone can advise.

I have some Tesco strong white bread flour....bought when on offer.
When I use it in my Panasonic bread maker...using the recipe for the white and the 50/50wholemeal which I have used for years...the resulting loaf sinks down a bit on the top and the texture is waxy.
I usually use Lidl's bread flour and have no problems with this.
I have even tried mixing Lidl flour with the Tesco flour but the problem is still there.

Before I throw the Tesco flour ....2 bags left....can anyone suggest a solution?
I will not be buying this flour again!

I just returned 10 bags of Tesco bread flour for a refund, every loaf I made from it was awful. I had other flour which gave no problem, so obviously not the yeast or my breadmaker. Also I have had this problem with Tesco flour before......learnt my lesson now, I shall never buy bread flour from Tesco again!

sheahaveen

After reading a few of today's threads like yours (breadmaker/ Tesc0 flour probs), this all looks like Tesc0 bread flour is the culprit!

You did right, returning back to the store and demanding a refund for the batch of poor quality they are producing right now - now this company will heed to this form of constructive criticism of their products.

HTH all.