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Yuri, I've looked at the recipe at HHB's blog. The only thing I can associate with the bitter taste is the peanut butter. I don't think it's the yeast. I also use bake king yeast and yes, they do have a smell. But the amount in the recipe looks ok. BTW, remember to put your instant yeast in the fridge after opening. Perhaps you can check with HHB. I may try this one day and see if mine turn out bitter too.
Hi Yuri, I use the same bake king's instant yeast (that comes in a plastic bottle). The yeast has got a smell...which is quite common. How do you store your yeast? Once opened, I keep them in the fridge, never leave them in room temperature. I wonder what went wrong with your bread...I dont think the bitter taste has got to do with the extra flour (extra flour will only make the bread hard), non the extra oil. Did you follow the sequence of adding the ingredients into the breadmaker?
Hi wf and hhb, thanks for answering me so quickly. I feel much better knowing that both of you are using the same yeast. I didn't put it into the fridge till this afternoon. Do you think it would have gone bad? I didn't read the label carefully and only saw it when I was a the supermarket earlier. Thanks for your encouragement. I will try again tonight, this time will be the cream cheese bread. Hope it will turn out this time. wf, now that you mention peanut butter, could be it. I used Peter Pan crunchy peanut butter. Not my favourite brand. We bought it as it was on 1 for 1 offer. I will go back to skippy or planters next.
I use another brand of yeast, saf-instant, and it has a strong smell too so I guess that didn't cause the bitter taste.The yeast is packed in individual packets so after I open them, I keep the rest in a tupperware at room temperature.Even after months, the yeast is still active.Perhaps you could try again and troubleshoot ;)
Thanks aimei, I think wf is correct it could be the peanut butter. I baked another cream cheese bread tonight, it seems ok when I tasted it. So great all of you share your experience, thanks! I can't wait to try sweet buns :)
Sorry sweet-tooth, mistaken you for aimei, my apologies :P thanks for your encouragement too!
Hi Yuri, sorry for the late reply. Hehe was kinda busy. Mine was by the brand "Green" which is not common. I bought from a rpovision store when my yeast was running out that time. I also have no problem with it so far. Haha even mine "brandless' yeast have no problem so I guess it could not have been the yeast, if you had store it properly. :) I saw your cream cheese bread! Wow, another popular recipe...gotto add to my list soon! A special project?? Hehe I'll look forward to it. ;)
Hey aimei, yeah special project, now proofing, not sure if it will be "special" or "normal" lol. Thanks for your response, confirmed no fault with yeast :)
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Yuri, I've looked at the recipe at HHB's blog. The only thing I can associate with the bitter taste is the peanut butter. I don't think it's the yeast. I also use bake king yeast and yes, they do have a smell. But the amount in the recipe looks ok. BTW, remember to put your instant yeast in the fridge after opening. Perhaps you can check with HHB. I may try this one day and see if mine turn out bitter too.
Hi Yuri, I use the same bake king's instant yeast (that comes in a plastic bottle). The yeast has got a smell...which is quite common. How do you store your yeast? Once opened, I keep them in the fridge, never leave them in room temperature. I wonder what went wrong with your bread...I dont think the bitter taste has got to do with the extra flour (extra flour will only make the bread hard), non the extra oil. Did you follow the sequence of adding the ingredients into the breadmaker?
Hi wf and hhb, thanks for answering me so quickly. I feel much better knowing that both of you are using the same yeast. I didn't put it into the fridge till this afternoon. Do you think it would have gone bad? I didn't read the label carefully and only saw it when I was a the supermarket earlier.
Thanks for your encouragement. I will try again tonight, this time will be the cream cheese bread. Hope it will turn out this time.
wf, now that you mention peanut butter, could be it. I used Peter Pan crunchy peanut butter. Not my favourite brand. We bought it as it was on 1 for 1 offer. I will go back to skippy or planters next.
I use another brand of yeast, saf-instant, and it has a strong smell too so I guess that didn't cause the bitter taste.
The yeast is packed in individual packets so after I open them, I keep the rest in a tupperware at room temperature.
Even after months, the yeast is still active.
Perhaps you could try again and troubleshoot ;)
Thanks aimei, I think wf is correct it could be the peanut butter. I baked another cream cheese bread tonight, it seems ok when I tasted it.
So great all of you share your experience, thanks! I can't wait to try sweet buns :)
Sorry sweet-tooth, mistaken you for aimei, my apologies :P thanks for your encouragement too!
Hi Yuri, sorry for the late reply. Hehe was kinda busy. Mine was by the brand "Green" which is not common. I bought from a rpovision store when my yeast was running out that time. I also have no problem with it so far. Haha even mine "brandless' yeast have no problem so I guess it could not have been the yeast, if you had store it properly. :)
I saw your cream cheese bread! Wow, another popular recipe...gotto add to my list soon! A special project?? Hehe I'll look forward to it. ;)
Hey aimei, yeah special project, now proofing, not sure if it will be "special" or "normal" lol. Thanks for your response, confirmed no fault with yeast :)
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