People are Baking their way through the Pandemic - Rediscovering homemade bread

[Friendly_AI]

Making bliny/pancakes on a regular basis, and while the closest Market Basket still has flour in stock, last late-night run for Hannaford yielded 0 bags due to empty shelves. All different kinds of wheat flour were gone, so can confirm that at least hippies are really into bread-making now.

 

[Twolegstillmidnight]

For those making breads and other things who haven’t before and are finding bad luck, be sure to proof your yeast. It needs to be activated with some warm water (even instant yeast can benefit from this), around 120-130F although I find better luck between 130-140. And a warm kitchen so the yeast remains active and continues to feed on the sugars. If your dough seems to dry out try brushing the tops with oil before covering them to rise.

 

[Francis E. Dec Esc.]

I'm trying to find some yeast to bait a slug trap for my backyard, and I can't find any in the stores, and Amazon is backordered until May. I guess everyone's either baking or making prison hooch.

 

[StrawberryDouche]

I'm trying to find some yeast to bait a slug trap for my backyard, and I can't find any in the stores, and Amazon is backordered until May. I guess everyone's either baking or making prison hooch.

You know how red cabbage leaves have that white film on them? That's yeast. You can cultivate it in about 48 hours, and bam, you have yeast. Feed it to keep it alive, and you'll have an endless supply of yeast.

Your rabbit hole begins here.

 

[serious n00b]

For those making breads and other things who haven’t before and are finding bad luck, be sure to proof your yeast. It needs to be activated

TURKEY SANDWICH ACTIVATE

 

[booklover]

Adding a little cooked potato, maybe a tablespoon or so, to a batch of bread dough also keeps it from getting stale. More than that, and it will start to taste like potatoes. You could also mix up some Potato Buds and add that if you don't have cooked (boiled, fried, baked, mashed - it doesn't matter) potato handy.

 

[General Disarray]

I love the bread machine I got recently. I use it to knead the doughs. I am a true beginner, but later today I am trying homemade King's Hawaiian Rolls. I'll attach a pic later when they're done and give you all a review. Made some hoagie buns with egg and honey, they are already a favorite when we make brats.

 

[Carlos Weston Chantor]

There's certainly one kind of oven that this "pandemic" is making me want to try out