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messed up again!!

Well I just made a recipe from my new breadmachine cookbook..Raisen bread again, it had you soak the raisens for 10 minutes , then drain them on a scott towel. My dough looked pretty good, added the raisens and then walked away..I just took a look and the dough is soooooo wet..I think it is the extra moisture because the raisens were soaked. It is too late to do anything since it is in the rise cycle already..Will I ever learn?? I will let you know what the end product looks like, but not too promising at this point.

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elsa
  • Reply by elsa on January 12, 2012 at 5:41 pm
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Are you using a bread machine for this dough? You can just put the dough back into the pan, and add flour - a tablespoon at a time, letting it mix in, until the right consistency is met. Then go on with the raising of the dough. I don't soak raisins unless they have become hard from being in the pantry too long. ; ). Then I put them in a cup, cover with water and heat in the microwave until the water is hot; then drain.

HerBoudoir
  • Reply by HerBoudoir on January 12, 2012 at 10:01 pm
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Unless the raisins are dry, I wouldn't soak them at all. (And if they're dry...put them on your shopping list and go get some fresh ones :-)) But yes, it'll add extra liquid if you soak in water unless you drain them REALLY well.

Doh!

weplant
  • Reply by weplant on January 12, 2012 at 10:56 pm
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Yes I was using a Zo for this recipe..I was shocked but it actually came out pretty good..The dough was so wet I thought it would have been a disaster, but it rose just fine was quite good..Disaster averted!! Thanks for the input.

dees
  • Reply by dees on January 27, 2012 at 2:03 pm
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For the future.....buy yourself a bakers scale. The bread will come perfect every time. I have a Salter. Here are a few available: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dgarden&field-k...

Today I'm trying an Oatmeal Bread with a change or two to Zo's Basic White Receipe. I tried their Raisin Bread and input the 1-cup (or 6-oz via scale) to receipe when the buzzer rang approx. 30-minutes into cycle. I did not soak raisins. It came perfect. A large 2-lb. loaf.

Dee