This is what it looks like after sitting out all night. It is only slightly puffy and I do see a little bit of bubbles up against the bowl but shouldn't it be more risen?
My no knead bread doesn't really rise much overnight, just gets bubbly looking. After forming the loaf and letting it rest it still isn't overly puffy. It seems to jump a lot in the oven. It doesn't rise in the bowl like kneaded bread.
My no knead bread doesn't really rise much overnight, just gets bubbly looking. After forming the loaf and letting it rest it still isn't overly puffy. It seems to jump a lot in the oven. It doesn't rise in the bowl like kneaded bread.
Nope, but I did check the expire date on the package and it was Jan of 2015. Oh well. We shall see what happens. If it's a fail that I will have learned not to trust the expiration date on the yeast package and to test it!
I'm using instant yeast that is easily 4 years out of date, LOL. I didn't open this brick of it until about a year ago and keep it air tight in the fridge. I find instant yeast much more durable/reliable than active dry packets.
Oh that looks like Mamma's breads! There's nothing wrong with this! I'm so happy, you did a very good job of this.
I loved when Mamma would take her bread out of the oven and let it cool for a bit, then she and I would have a very nice slice with butter and raspberry jam on it. We'd sit with these and a cup of tea at the kitchen table and talk about everything!