Just a Simple White Bread Thread

[Kevinpa]

Originally Posted by jackieba

I've made hamburger buns using the recipe from Kevin's simple white bread thread. Turned out very good. The ones I normally make (my own recipe) are a little softer on top but I think that's because I use Hood milk (no water) and butter for the fat instead of oil.

Thanks for the tip Jackie. Since I already use butter in the carbalose #4 recipe I decided to try your suggestion of all Hood milk (no water) for dinner tonight.
It was well worth the try.



* 1 cup warm CC milk
* 2 large eggs
* 2 Tbsp. butter
* 1/2 Tsp. salt
* 1/8 cup wheat protein isolate 8000
* 1 3/8 cup Carbalose
* 1 1/8 cup + 3/4 cup wheat protein isolate 5000
* 1/8 cup Resistant Wheat Starch 70
* 1 Tbls. not/Sugar
* 1/8 Tsp. splenda quick pack
* 2 Tsp. baking powder
* 1 Tsp. sugar
* 1 packet rapid rise yeast

Combine all the dry ingredient in a glass mixing bowl except 3/4 cup wheat protein isolate 5000.
Then put the wet ingredients in an electric mixing bowl.
With the paddle, mix the wet for about 1 minute on low then add the dry mixing till well combined.
Change the paddle for the dough hook and knead with the hook for 8 to 10 min adding the wheat protein isolate 5000 as needed until the dough pulles away from the sides of the mixing bowl and climbes up the hook.
Divide dough into 6th and form into bun shape and place into 6 lighly greased cereal size ceramic dishs arranged on a cookie sheet.
Let rise for 1 1/2 hours in a warm draft free place till dough doubles in size.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place cookie sheet on middle rack in preheated oven and bake 28 to 32 mins or until golden brown.

6 Buns approx 5 carbs each.

The last picture is a 1/2 lb. precooked weight cheeseburger.

[RVcook]

Kevin...those are absolutely PERFECT! Is there no limit to what you can do?????

[Zuleikaa]

Originally Posted by crazywoman-n-wy

Thanks Zuleikaa I have a measuring spoon which is actually a scant Tablespoon. I weighed the instant yeast in it, and it is 8 gr full. But 1/2 Tbsp is only 6 oz. So I will probably use the 8 gr measure. (scant Tablespoon)

I also use 1 1/2 Tsp. sugar.

[Bfranke]

They look great Kevin.
Keep up the good work.
Bette

[Kevinpa]

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

Btw, can you tell I have trouble eyeballing 1/6's. They are not quite uniform.

[RVcook]

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

Btw, can you tell I have trouble eyeballing 1/6's. They are not quite uniform.

Oh...I thought you did that deliberately! You know...like larger ones for the adults and then smaller, child-sized portions???...

[ira500]

Donna/RVcook,
i didn't use any regular flour in my rye bread, other than dark rye flour. But I subtracted 1/2 -2/3 of a cup of carbalose, and substituted 1/2-2/3 of a cup of dark rye..between the rye and the caraway seeds, you can't tell there's carbalose.

[RVcook]

Originally Posted by ira500

Donna/RVcook,
i didn't use any regular flour in my rye bread, other than dark rye flour. But I subtracted 1/2 -2/3 of a cup of carbalose, and substituted 1/2-2/3 of a cup of dark rye..between the rye and the caraway seeds, you can't tell there's carbalose.

Thanks Ira. That's the clarification I was looking for. I don't "do" Carbalose OR Carbquik so I'm going to be running some experiments on using the basic recipe with some variations to accommodate regular whole wheat flour. Thanks for the help.

[Zuleikaa]

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

Btw, can you tell I have trouble eyeballing 1/6's. They are not quite uniform.

I weigh portions.

[Lehgrad]

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

Vicki, I give mine a light spray of pam or some such oil and cover mine with plastic wrap then set it in the microwave(off of course ) to rise. The oil keeps it from sticking to the plastic when it rises above the top of the pan. I guess foil would work too.

Thanks, Kevin! I don't know how you keep track of all these questions!! I tried that yesterday and it rose in the microwave to just about the saran wrap height... then in the oven it rose a little more so I was excited... and then...

I took it out of the oven and it deflated!!!! Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I am going to try adding additional yeast next time and see what happens.

Oh, but it still tastes good, so I'm still happy

[Kevinpa]

Originally Posted by Lehgrad

Thanks, Kevin! I don't know how you keep track of all these questions!! I tried that yesterday and it rose in the microwave to just about the saran wrap height... then in the oven it rose a little more so I was excited... and then...

I took it out of the oven and it deflated!!!! Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I am going to try adding additional yeast next time and see what happens.

Oh, but it still tastes good, so I'm still happy

Vicki, are you using Rapid rise yeast? This is very curious to me because I can't ever remember making a loaf of this bread and then have it deflating after I took it out of the oven done.

[magnamater]

Kevin, forgive me if you've answered this before (as I've been "away,") but do you bake the buns in your bowls?? IMWTK! Cool way to make the buns round and (in my book) equal in size!

[Kevinpa]

Originally Posted by magnamater

Kevin, forgive me if you've answered this before (as I've been "away,") but do you bake the buns in your bowls?? IMWTK! Cool way to make the buns round and (in my book) equal in size!

Yes Mag, they are ceramic bowls and safe for the oven and I needed something to give them room to expand individually while rising that would also double as a baking vessle so I didn't have to handle them after the rise. It is the first time I tried it but it worked well.

[Tweaker Geek]

Kevin, I don't have any ceramic bowls but I do have corning ware. I've noticed you have some corning pieces. Can't they be used in the oven? I'd love to try the buns your way. I did some in my muffin top pans but I had to keep pressing them down to fill the pan to get the roll the right size so they didn't rise that much, they're good, but yours look like they are perfect! I have cereal bowls and another snack type bowl that is deeper and not as wide as the cereal bowl that may work. I'm just wondering about putting them in the oven. I have the corning casserole dishes etc. and I seem to remember that the plates and bowls can go in the oven too, just looking for some confirmation before I ruin 6 bowls!

[Kevinpa]

Originally Posted by Tweaker Geek

Kevin, I don't have any ceramic bowls but I do have corning ware. I've noticed you have some corning pieces. Can't they be used in the oven? I'd love to try the buns your way. I did some in my muffin top pans but I had to keep pressing them down to fill the pan to get the roll the right size so they didn't rise that much, they're good, but yours look like they are perfect! I have cereal bowls and another snack type bowl that is deeper and not as wide as the cereal bowl that may work. I'm just wondering about putting them in the oven. I have the corning casserole dishes etc. and I seem to remember that the plates and bowls can go in the oven too, just looking for some confirmation before I ruin 6 bowls!

Both corning and pyrex are ok for baking. The ceramic cereal bowls I used were made by Williams-Sonoma and are 5 inches wide by 2 inches deep.

If you have any of the larger ramikins with the lids I bet they would work also.

[Tweaker Geek]

Thanks Kevin. I just measured the bowls and I think the snack bowls will work better. The cereal bowls will make a narrower bottom and quite a wide top to the buns, assuming they rise to fill the bowl. The snack bowls are more uniform in size.

[Lehgrad]

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

Vicki, are you using Rapid rise yeast? This is very curious to me because I can't ever remember making a loaf of this bread and then have it deflating after I took it out of the oven done.

Yes, I am! The top of it just kinda sunk in... it was a blow to my baking ego. Next time, I'll take pictures... I wish I could post videos!

I'm hopeless!!

[Bfranke]

Was it baked enough? I have had this happen, but thought it was maybe not quite baked enough.
Bett

[Lehgrad]

Originally Posted by Bfranke

Was it baked enough? I have had this happen, but thought it was maybe not quite baked enough.
Bett

hmmmm... well the top was browned. Maybe I could reduce the temp in the oven a little so I can cook it a little longer?

[Bfranke]

That is rather what I have been trying. Usually when mine has fallen, when cooled, it was slightly doughy inside.
This darn LC stuff, really screws up 50+ years of cooking know how!
Bette

[Zuleikaa]

Originally Posted by Lehgrad

hmmmm... well the top was browned. Maybe I could reduce the temp in the oven a little so I can cook it a little longer?

It might be that it wasn't baked quite enough, I've noticed that these loaves brown up quickly.

[Lehgrad]

OK, thanks for the suggestions. Next time I bake bread, I will keep it in the oven for longer. I definitely wasn't baking it for as long as Kevin does but it seemed to brown pretty quickly so I thought it was done... but I'll keep it in for longer next time!
Thanks!

[Sweeteater]

Those are some beautiful buns, Kevin!

[That Girl]

Originally Posted by Tweaker Geek

Kevin, I don't have any ceramic bowls but I do have corning ware. I've noticed you have some corning pieces. Can't they be used in the oven? I'd love to try the buns your way. I did some in my muffin top pans but I had to keep pressing them down to fill the pan to get the roll the right size so they didn't rise that much, they're good, but yours look like they are perfect! I have cereal bowls and another snack type bowl that is deeper and not as wide as the cereal bowl that may work. I'm just wondering about putting them in the oven. I have the corning casserole dishes etc. and I seem to remember that the plates and bowls can go in the oven too, just looking for some confirmation before I ruin 6 bowls!

when i used the muffin top pans, i have 2, i rolled the ball of dough, i had 12, and centered them in the middle of the circles. cover them w/saran wrap or glad sticky wrap. i didn't touch them after placing in the pan. after they rise, they were baked and they blew up, i mean twice the size as going in. when they came out they kinda settled down a bit and created a perfect seam to follow for slicing. try it one more time, just roll, place the dough in the center, cover and see what happens. hth...they came out the size of small soft balls, then settled down to lg buns! can you tell i am excited? i love this recipe!

[jackieba]

I made some today using a muffin top pan (recipe was Carbalose #1 using Hood milk and 2 Tbsp butter):



After rising one hour:
[/IMG]

Right out of the oven:
[IMG][/IMG]