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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2010, 07:45:13 pm »
Ooooooohhhh, make bread with the yeast cake! Does that work?

It's the same yeast, just a different strain.
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2010, 08:51:07 am »
Ooooooohhhh, make bread with the yeast cake! Does that work?

It works, but not as well as bread yeast IMO.
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2010, 08:14:18 pm »
OK, made bread today..... Put in a little Gluten..... (half of the recommended 4tsp/loaf) That's about right, they came out larger than before, but still had that solid feel to them. I'm happy.
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2010, 08:15:39 pm »
Wow, 4 tsp/loaf is a metric buttload!  (That's a technical baking phrase).  I use a TBSP. for about 3 lb. of flour (4 baguettes).
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2010, 08:26:26 pm »
Wow, 4 tsp/loaf is a metric buttload!  (That's a technical baking phrase).  I use a TBSP. for about 3 lb. of flour (4 baguettes).

So what's that, like 1.6 regular buttloads? I'm not so good at metric.  :-\
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #20 on: December 15, 2010, 09:24:12 pm »
Well, there's about 1.65 pounds in one of my loaves....and there's 3 tsp in a tbsp....... so the box suggests 1.25 tbsp in a loaf. Yup that's more than you are using. So, my half and your dosage seems to be about the same.
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2010, 10:00:00 pm »
oscar, you're using 4 tsp per 1.65 lbs, so 1 tsp / .4 lbs.

Denny is using 3 tsp per 3 lbs, so 1 tsp / 1 lb.

So you're using 2.5x the amount as Denny. ;)
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2010, 12:27:14 am »
Isn't a metric buttload 5.33 regular buttloads?
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2010, 07:23:04 am »
oscar, you're using 4 tsp per 1.65 lbs, so 1 tsp / .4 lbs.

Denny is using 3 tsp per 3 lbs, so 1 tsp / 1 lb.

So you're using 2.5x the amount as Denny. ;)

Except that I cut the recommended dosage in half so now I'm at 1.25 X what Denny is using, which is pretty much the same........which is what I think I said, or at least was trying to say. ???
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #24 on: December 16, 2010, 09:54:16 am »
oscar, you're using 4 tsp per 1.65 lbs, so 1 tsp / .4 lbs.

Denny is using 3 tsp per 3 lbs, so 1 tsp / 1 lb.

So you're using 2.5x the amount as Denny. ;)

Except that I cut the recommended dosage in half so now I'm at 1.25 X what Denny is using, which is pretty much the same........which is what I think I said, or at least was trying to say. ???
Got it.  These things get hard to track ;D
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Re: Bread/Yeast question.
« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2010, 10:14:51 am »
Can someone equate Metric Butt Loads to Libraries of Congress for me?

Just seeing if any reads Slashdot.   8)

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