Problems While Baking Whole Wheat Bread

Let’s face it EVERY cook makes mistakesWhole Wheat Bread Baking Mistake 4
(yes, even us professional bakers make booIf the recipe you use makes too much dough for
boo’s).your family’s needs and you worry that the
I’m going to list here, the 7 most commonextra bread will grow stale before you use it, fear
whole wheat bread baking mistakes thatnot.
you’re probably making, or might make ifIt is perfectly safe to refrigerate unused dough
you’re not forewarned, and what you can dofor a few days and allow the whole wheat bread
about them.dough to finish it’s rising time once you get it
Whole Wheat Bread Baking Mistake 1out to use it.
By far the most common bread baking mistake isYou can use a ziploc bag or plastic wrap over
when the salt is forgotten to be added to thebowls that contain your whole wheat bread
whole wheat bread dough.dough, to store it in your fridge and still prevent
This results in very bland bread, and even effectsoxidation.
the rising of the dough. Making your whole wheatWhole Wheat Bread Baking Mistake 5
bread flat on top.Burned bread. Yup, nothing tastes worse than
The best solution for this is to use a post it notewhole wheat bread which is black as charcoal.
as a reminder to yourself, to add the salt to theTo avoid this, be sure you follow baking times
whole wheat bread dough.and temperatures strictly. And again use a timer
You can stick the post it note where everto remind yourself when it’s time to remove
you’re most likely to see it (fridge, recipeyour whole wheat bread from the oven.
book, etc..)Also remember that gas ovens and electric ovens
Whole Wheat Bread Baking Mistake 2vary in their temperatures. If you’re using an
The second most common mistake is when theelectric oven you should bake almost all pastries
whole wheat bread dough is allowed to over rise,on 350 Fahrenheit.
which leads to it falling.Sometimes a recipe will call for you to start
This usually happens when the whole wheat breadbaking a loaf of bread on a higher temperature,
dough is forgotten about. And with so much goingbut will also usually tell you to turn the heat down
on our lives, who doesn’t forget things likeafter a certain amount of time.
this now and then?Whole Wheat Bread Baking Mistake 6
But don’t fret, there is a solution: If the wholeMistakenly or purposefully using the wrong type
wheat bread is already in the bread pans when itof flour. If you are baking whole wheat bread, the
over rises simply use a pair of kitchen scissors toonly way to get good results is by using whole
cut the excess dough off the sides of thewheat flour to bake your bread.
unbaked loaves.There are different recipes for all the different
Separate and roll this dough into a few small ballstypes of bread and they all use one specific flour
of dough. Allow them to rise 20 minutes to 30for each recipe.
minutes on a small oiled cookie sheet, and thenSo don’t try any substitution hoping that by
bake them on 350 Fahrenheit, for 15 to 20adding rye flour for instance, you will actually turn
minutes as whole wheat rolls.a whole wheat bread recipe into rye bread.
Also allow the whole wheat bread dough to riseBecause you won’t.
for about 15 to 20 more minutes before baking ifWhole Wheat Bread Baking Mistake 7
it is extremely flat on top.Last but not least there is the problem of air
Another solution to help you keep from forgettingbubbles (also called “pockets”) which
about your bread, is to use a timer which willcreate large holes inside the whole wheat bread,
beep loudly after the selected time period is up.after it’s done baking.
Using a timer can also help stop other wholeThe best solution for this is to pinch any such
wheat bread baking catastrophes from happening.bubbles whenever you see them in your whole
Whole Wheat Bread Baking Mistake 3wheat bread dough, before you bake it. This will
When you heat up your water to put your yeastimmediately deflate the bubble.
in, it is easy to accidentally make the water a bitNow you are armed with the knowledge of the 7
too hot. This mistake will kill the yeast and yourmost common whole wheat bread baking
bread will not risemistakes (most of which also apply to all other
To correct this mistake I strongly recommendrising breads) and how you should deal with them.
you invest in a cooking thermometer, to measureSo don’t let the bread mistake blues get you
the temperature of the water with.down ever again.