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Can non expired yeast go bad?

so I was trying to make cinnamon rolls about a month ago and used the active dry yeast exp 9/21 that was in my fridge. And it was proofing. Then I bought another one which exp date was 10/21. I'm trying to do the same thing and it's not proofing.…
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Bagels: Flat, no rise, gummy inside. Over kneading?

Edit: thanks for all the advice! I worked these half as much, and made sure to let them cool. Great, round results!! To start, I'm using this recipe: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/bagels-366757 My first try I used AP flour and honey…
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can you refrigerate risen bread dough

After I have let store bought frozen roll dough rise can I refrigerate to cook later! Thanks
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how to get maximum amount of rise for shaped pizza

I'm making pizza from scratch. My goal is to have the least dough possible in terms of grams per square cm/in, but have it as fluffy and bubbly and airy as possible. My dough is 360g Caputo blue-sack Tipo-00 fine-ground bread flour, 70% hydration…
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How to deal with overproofed pizza dough?

I’ve been making pizzas on the go with a portable pizza oven and it’s been going really well but sometimes if I don’t time things right I’ll end up with huge seemingly overproofed doughs that become harder to work with as they keep rising. When this…
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Does waiting for bread to rise before baking change its nutrient composition?

Does waiting for bread to rise before baking change the amount of standard macro- or micronutrients present? I imagine that baking would evaporate any alcohols produced by the yeast fermentation. So the final product would simply have less sugar. Is…
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My dough won't rise the second time

I am trying to make dill rolls and I am following the recipe but cut it in half. Instead of margarine I used butter and vegetable oil. Those were the only changes I made. I also used the kitchen aide dough mixer and mixed it for about 3-5 minutes. I…
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For how long can you let dough sit there to rise without yeast?

I read that you can make a dough without yeast and have it sit at room temperature for 12 hours and it will rise due to bacteria found in the air. It didn't rise after 12 hrs, so I was wondering if I could let it sit for another 12 hrs to see if it…
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Can I use Cream of Tartar in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe to make them crisp?

I want to know if I can use a cream of tartar in a chocolate chip cookie recipe. I want a crisp cookie. Can I use it with both baking powder & soda? In a peanut butter cookie recipe, it asked for cream of tartar and said that it makes the cookie…
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Why does my bread rise unevenly or from the bottom in the oven?

I recently started baking loafs from a sourdough starter for the first time. I fed and maintained the starter for 8 days before using it the first time. On the first bake my loafs rose unevenly and didn't form a bottom crust, it just stayed moist…
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Why didn't my laminated dough rise?

I'm trying to make croissants for the first time and my dough is not rising in between folds. I don't know whether to just keep going or if it's trash and I should start over?
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Any advantage to kneeding down pizza dough 3 times

I found though experimentation that while my pizza dough recipe said to only knead the pizza dough once then let it rise, that the dough came out better if I punched it down, kneaded it, then let it rise a second time, like for bread. Normally I…
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Baking after rising

I have risen my dinner rolls a second time. Now they have plumped up in their baking pan. How quickly do I need to bake the bread once the bread has risen a second time?
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small cakes/muffins not rising correctly

My small cakes for example muffins are not rising correctly. They rise lopsidedly and spill over the paper cases. Nothing wrong with oven. I've tried various things, eg wetter mixture, drier mixture, smaller quantity in case, larger quantity in…
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Why does my dough never "fall" after its first rise?

My bread recipe (from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day) calls for waiting for the dough to double, then "fall." It never falls, though I cover the dough as instructed (not airtight) either with a towel or plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray.…
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