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03-07-2010

Sometimes when I make bread or pizza dough with active dry yeasts the finished product has a bit of a funny, yeasty taste to it. Am I not cooking it long enough or something?

Use less yeast.

I often bake breads with 1/2 of the yeast called for in a recipe. It takes longer to rise, but I think the overall flavor has more time to develop that way.

You could also bake batter breads. Many of those have no yeast at all and rely on other leavenings.

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On Mar 08 2010 @ 03:18, Mr. Mike said: |

Use less yeast.

I often bake breads with 1/2 of the yeast called for in a recipe. It takes longer to rise, but I think the overall flavor has more time to develop that way.

You could also bake batter breads. Many of those have no yeast at all and rely on other leavenings.
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On Mar 08 2010 @ 03:25, Peter said: |

You may be over fomenting. You could also try a different brand of yeast or using less. You can try using more or less sugar in the recipe. Since the yeast eat the sugars, changing the amount could help.
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On Mar 08 2010 @ 04:10, Mr. Curious Rides Again said: |

Mr. Mike, your all over the place. I agree with Mike.
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On Mar 08 2010 @ 04:57, KR said: |

Sometimes when you let the product rise well , it not only yields a better baked good (spongy with great texture) but also does not taste yeasty.

Texture like these : http://chefinyou.com/2009/06/zopf-braided-bread/ will not taste yeasty at all!
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chefinyou.com

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