BREAD MAKING
COMMON FAULTS AND CAUSES
FAULTS
CAUSES
Poor volume
1. Flour too soft 2. Too much salt 3. Under – proving 4. Oven too cool
Uneven texture and holes
1. Too much yeast 2. Insufficient kneading and knocking back 3. Over –proving
Strong Yeasty flavor
1. Too much yeast 2. Dried yeast not reconstituted properly 3. Fresh yeast yeast creamed with sugar
‘Flying top’ Crust pulled away unevenly from top of loaf )
1. Flour too soft 2. Under- proofing