Comments on: Is there a better way to start a Sunday morning...? http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/ (c) delicious:days Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:14:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: M http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/comment-page-2/#comment-49930 M Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:10:03 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/#comment-49930 it worked. i mixed milk n yeast, then put it into the well. then i let it rest for 45 mins. then i kneaded, and let it rest for about 4h-5h. baked for 15 mins@200C. excellent smell! amazing. I made a second batch with nutella. awesome flavour! loved em! thanks so much. I have tried 11 recipes from your site and people love em! thanks! it worked. i mixed milk n yeast, then put it into the well. then i let it rest for 45 mins. then i kneaded, and let it rest for about 4h-5h. baked for 15 mins@200C. excellent smell! amazing. I made a second batch with nutella. awesome flavour! loved em! thanks so much. I have tried 11 recipes from your site and people love em! thanks!

]]> By: Adie Mohan http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/comment-page-2/#comment-49888 Adie Mohan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:39:55 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/#comment-49888 Success! they turned out SO lovely!! amazing! thank you! Success! they turned out SO lovely!! amazing! thank you!

]]> By: M http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/comment-page-2/#comment-49886 M Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:42:06 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/#comment-49886 Hej, I made a "well" in the middle of the flour. then it looks like a volcano? well anyway, then i poured the milk+yeast into it n then i stirred it. but stirring broke the thing n milk spilled all over the flour. was that supposed to happen? plus, my house gets really cold in the winters, was at about 8 degree C. the flour did rise though, after 5 hours. The fresh type yeast we get is frozen. do i thaw it before using? i'm kinda new at this so i dont know much. just trying my hand at cooking :( <span class="nickyedit">Hi M, a few things you should keep in mind, when working with fresh yeast: yes, you should thaw it completely before using it. When stirring the lukewarm milk together with the yeast, you should try to do this cautiously (and keep the "volcano-look", pre-dough in the center). You wrote your house is pretty cold in winters, therefor I'd either place the covered bowls with the (pre-)dough in a warm and draft-free spot, near the heating or in a slightly preheated oven, which has been turned off (should be only lukewarm!). Hope, this helps :)</span> Hej,
I made a "well" in the middle of the flour. then it looks like a volcano? well anyway, then i poured the milk+yeast into it n then i stirred it. but stirring broke the thing n milk spilled all over the flour. was that supposed to happen? plus, my house gets really cold in the winters, was at about 8 degree C. the flour did rise though, after 5 hours. The fresh type yeast we get is frozen. do i thaw it before using? i'm kinda new at this so i dont know much. just trying my hand at cooking :(

Hi M, a few things you should keep in mind, when working with fresh yeast:
yes, you should thaw it completely before using it. When stirring the lukewarm milk together with the yeast, you should try to do this cautiously (and keep the "volcano-look", pre-dough in the center). You wrote your house is pretty cold in winters, therefor I'd either place the covered bowls with the (pre-)dough in a warm and draft-free spot, near the heating or in a slightly preheated oven, which has been turned off (should be only lukewarm!). Hope, this helps :)

]]> By: M http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/comment-page-2/#comment-49884 M Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:13:19 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/#comment-49884 I kinda ruined it. All the ingredients were in order, but my flour mountain colappsed under the weight of the milk n yeast. i then stirred the yeast around, left it for 15 mins, came back, kneaded it with the rest of the stuff and kept it to rise but it has not risen at all in 1.5 hours :( i see the same sized dough. should I just bake it now? Ill try a 50-50 approach. leave one part to rise, bake one and see! :( <span class="nickyedit">Dear M, The recipe doesn't mention a flour mountain - what do you mean? Did you use really fresh yeast? If the dough didn't rise a bit within 1.5 hours, it looks like your yeast wasn't "alive" anymore. Of course you can still bake it, yet the result might turn out rather dense.</span> I kinda ruined it. All the ingredients were in order, but my flour mountain colappsed under the weight of the milk n yeast. i then stirred the yeast around, left it for 15 mins, came back, kneaded it with the rest of the stuff and kept it to rise but it has not risen at all in 1.5 hours :(
i see the same sized dough. should I just bake it now? Ill try a 50-50 approach. leave one part to rise, bake one and see! :(

Dear M,
The recipe doesn't mention a flour mountain - what do you mean? Did you use really fresh yeast? If the dough didn't rise a bit within 1.5 hours, it looks like your yeast wasn't "alive" anymore. Of course you can still bake it, yet the result might turn out rather dense.

]]> By: Adz http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/comment-page-2/#comment-49874 Adz Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:25:39 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/#comment-49874 Hello! can you make these into bread too? what I meant was a loaf sized thing instead of muffins! <span class="nickyedit">Nicky: I'm pretty sure the recipe should work out just fine as a loaf. But you will have to adapt the baking time as needed.</span> Hello!
can you make these into bread too?
what I meant was a loaf sized thing instead of muffins!

Nicky: I'm pretty sure the recipe should work out just fine as a loaf. But you will have to adapt the baking time as needed.

]]> By: Maria http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/comment-page-2/#comment-48535 Maria Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:32:56 +0000 http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2006/07/03/is-there-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday-morning/#comment-48535 Hello Nicky, thanks so much for such a delicious experience. I say experience because for me, cooking is that ;-) I will make the Brioches probably next Sunday for friends and family to try. Best regards from München, Maria Hello Nicky,
thanks so much for such a delicious experience. I say experience because for me, cooking is that ;-)
I will make the Brioches probably next Sunday for friends and family to try.
Best regards from München,
Maria

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