1) not enough kneading time. 2) wrong yeast or wrong amount of yeast. 3) baking time too long, especially at higher temperatures. Make sure that when you knead, by hand or in a mixer, that it is indeed 10-15 min of non stop kneading each time. Set the timer if necessary. Do not slack. It is important. Not enough kneading is the main cause of A: Either the yeast wasn’t active or the environment was too cold. It helps to place a towel, lid, or plastic wrap over the large bowl that your dough is in, so it contains the temperature. Fix: Proof your yeast first, making sure the water is between 105F and 115F. Then allow the dough to rise in a warm – not hot, not cold – place. Another reason why your pita bread might not be puffing up is that you haven’t used enough yeast in your recipe. Yeast is responsible for the fermentation process, creating carbon dioxide gas that causes the dough to rise. If you don’t use enough yeast, the dough won’t have enough gas production to create the desired puffiness in the oven. Bread Nr 2. Now after almost three weeks of no bread baking I was bored and although I still haven't finished this bread, I decided to bake the next bread following his instructions. Dry dough is resuspended in warm water with flour and malt extract, and left to ferment for 20-24 hours at 25-26C. .

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