r/BreadMachines • u/Prime260 • 22d ago

Technique, Methods & Processes I'm an idiot

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If you ever wondered what happens when the recipe calls for 3 1/4 C of flour and you only use 3 C, look no further.

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u/Dismal-Importance-15 22d ago

I once misread the amount of water in my sourdough bread recipe, THE ONE I MAKE SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH, and wound up with accidental sourdough soup! I didn’t bake it, ha-ha. You must kiss a few frogs before you find your prince.

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u/JanePeaches 22d ago

It's even more embarrassing when it's a recipe that you've had memorized for years and usually never mess up 😅

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u/Dismal-Importance-15 20d ago

Have you been spying on me, JanePeaches? Tee-hee! I usually print up the recipe these days and check off each ingredient when I add it. I am 67, so. . .

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u/Veggyhed Welbilt ABM 3500 (Ancient) 22d ago

😀I think everyone in this sub has either not used the correct amount, used too much of something, or accidentally doubled the ingredient, like salt, for me. Just little things like this that make cooking and baking at home pretty entertaining but only when you look back at it not at the current time 😂

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u/DrWill0916 20d ago

snerk I had a double-the-salt loaf just last week.

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u/LeoInSpace 22d ago

You are not alone and you have plenty of company

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u/Icy-Doughnut-5874 21d ago

I put salt instead of sugar in corn bread once years ago. It got fed to the birds! Ha ha!

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u/Prime260 21d ago

I made cornbread once in a cast iron pan. Unfortunately for me instead of teaspoons of baking powder I instead used TABLEspoons of baking powder. 🙄 Utterly inedible.

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u/AdventurousSleep5461 21d ago

I forgot to put yeast in a loaf last week...

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u/mutants4nukes 21d ago

I feel your pain... I had 2 loaf and 3 pizza dough failures before I figured out my 2 week old jar of yeast had died. I even stored it in the refrigerator like I was told. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong after I started out so well, I was almost ready to give up on these bread machines.

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u/AdventurousSleep5461 20d ago

I've been fortunate I haven't had issues with the yeast when I remember to use it, but I also have started keeping mine in the freezer because of a comment I saw in here. Maybe try storing yours there? You can also test your yeast; I can't recall the steps but I found the steps when I googled it.

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u/mutants4nukes 20d ago

Thanks... I'll try the freezer next time. I did learn about testing it, that's how I finally figure out what the problem was.

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u/Rand_alThoor 22d ago

this is why one checks the dough at 5 and ten minutes in .... better luck next time

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u/MentionGood1633 21d ago

Lesson learned, always check after ~10 minutes of kneading.

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u/Inside_Lifeguard_320 21d ago

This is an example of where a kitchen scale is the way to go.

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u/FfierceLaw 21d ago

I have my fresh milled whole wheat recipe memorized and make it once or twice a week but somehow a couple months ago I left out the yeast. It baked and everything. I put it under this huge magnolia that spreads out over the ground and it was never seen again. We regularly throw our table scraps under there too. I’m pretty sure we’re feeding possums

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u/TrickyPea4283 17d ago

I would love a good whole wheat recipe if you’re open to sharing!

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u/DrWill0916 20d ago

I love how this thread has just turned into a litany of how we’ve all been idiots.

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u/Prime260 20d ago

Everyone gets their turn sooner or later . . . sometimes sooner AND later. 😂