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help help help ... wth have i done

lumpy_bum
lumpy_bum Posts: 3,876 Forumite
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i decided to make some home made bread before my bread maker comes. i got out my good housekeeping book from a gazillion years ago but its normally really good so i thort id follow a recipe from there... i did this one

white ( household) bread
3lb strong plain white flour
1oz salt
1 level tsp sugar
1/2 pint warm water
1 oz fresh yeast

ive done as it says but when i tipped the water/yeast/ sugar mix over the bread it all fizzed up and sort of dissapeared.
!!!!!! have i done wrong?
trying to mix it was just stupid cos ive got one lump of dough and a bowl full of flour and nothing wet to mix it into.
ive erm, added more water:o
have i done the right thing or shall i just bin it now:o
nearly a whole bag of flour too :(

arggggggggggggggggggggggg theres crap everywhere including my hair nails ans down my bra....
help :(
:cool:minds is willing , soul remains, this woman cannot be saved :cool:
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  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    lumpy_bum wrote: »
    i decided to make some home made bread before my bread maker comes. i got out my good housekeeping book from a gazillion years ago but its normally really good so i thort id follow a recipe from there... i did this one

    white ( household) bread
    3lb strong plain white flour
    1oz salt
    1 level tsp sugar
    1/2 pint warm water
    1 oz fresh yeast

    ive done as it says but when i tipped the water/yeast/ sugar mix over the bread it all fizzed up and sort of dissapeared.
    !!!!!! have i done wrong?
    trying to mix it was just stupid cos ive got one lump of dough and a bowl full of flour and nothing wet to mix it into.
    ive erm, added more water:o
    have i done the right thing or shall i just bin it now:o
    nearly a whole bag of flour too :(

    arggggggggggggggggggggggg theres crap everywhere including my hair nails ans down my bra....
    help :(
    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :T :T :T :T told you we'd be the naughty ones at the back of the OS class Lumpy;) ;)
    Sorry I've no idea about bread making but somebody will know soon I bet, lol.HTF did you get it down your bra?:eek: :eek: :eek:
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

    (Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
  • lumpy_bum
    lumpy_bum Posts: 3,876 Forumite
    im not sure but its !!!!!!! everywhere :(
    im having to knead it in small bits as theres so much:o
    this recipe dont sound right lol
    :cool:minds is willing , soul remains, this woman cannot be saved :cool:
    ;);););););););):A;);););););););)
  • lumpy_bum
    lumpy_bum Posts: 3,876 Forumite
    i only said friigin?????? why the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    gawd:eek:
    :cool:minds is willing , soul remains, this woman cannot be saved :cool:
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    I've never used fresh yeast before but for 3 lb of flour I would use one and a half pints of water . Check your recipe, are you sure it doesn't specify more water, but using half a pint to cream the yeast first ?
  • lumpy_bum
    lumpy_bum Posts: 3,876 Forumite
    i thought that too but nope. silly book. it was my bible but i think i need to bin it... grr
    :cool:minds is willing , soul remains, this woman cannot be saved :cool:
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  • webitha
    webitha Posts: 4,799 Forumite
    :rotfl::rotfl: bin it :rotfl::rotfl:

    sorry should not lagh,, but.......cant.....help.............it

    your recipe is wrong i se 700g bread flour 400ml tepid water and 15g fresh yeast 2 tsp salt knob of lard and thats it and it works everytime
    If we can put a man on the moon...how come we cant put them all there?

  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    webitha wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl: bin it :rotfl::rotfl:

    sorry should not lagh,, but.......cant.....help.............it

    your recipe is wrong i se 700g bread flour 400ml tepid water and 15g fresh yeast 2 tsp salt knob of lard and thats it and it works everytime
    lol I knew you'd pop up when bread was mentioned ;);) might need that breadmaker soon as SILS Mum hasn't given me hers:D :D
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

    (Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
  • Gingernutmeg
    Gingernutmeg Posts: 3,454 Forumite
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    Just keep going - add some more water slowly and keep kneading. There's a point in breadmaking where it looks a real mess, and you've got a bowlful of stuff that's not mixing and it looks like it'll never be right. This is usually the point where you're covered in it, you get an itchy nose and the doorbell rings :)

    But keep kneading - try adding up to another pint of warm water, splash it in bit by bit, but don't stress, if you add too much you can always whack in a bit more flour. Good luck!
  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    Just out of interest, how big a loaf are you making:confused:
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    Ooh Gingernutmeg, your avatar is sooo cute :)
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