Doras Bread Dough Enhancer Mix Aka Bread Dough Conditioner Recipes

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together.
• Store in a tightly closed glass jar.
• To use: Add to the breadmaker with the dry ingredients.
• Use the same amount of enhancer as the yeast (example: 1 tsp yeast, use 1 tsp enhancer).
• The lecithin granules, and the vitamin C powder can be purchased at your health food store, or any pharmacy.
• Note: The ginger boosts the yeast, and makes it act more swiftly.
• The ascorbic acid (vitamin C), strengthens the gluten.
• The lecithin granules aids the oil in causing the strands of gluten to slip against each other more easily.
• These three ingredients together, makes for an all around much better texture bread machine bread.
• ***NOTE*** All the ingredients can be purchased at a health food store.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the yeast into a bowl with half of a cup of water. Stir to dissolve and leave for five minutes. Mix the flour and salt together in another bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the dissolved yeast.
• Form a paste, Cover the bowl with a towel and let the paste sponge (frothy, loose and expanded) for 20 minutes.
• Mix in the rest of the water until you get a firm, moist dough. Knead for about 10 minutes.
• Put the dough in a clean bowl and cover with a dish towel. Let it rise for about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Punch down then let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Shape into a long loaf. Place onto a floured baking sheet and let it proof for 45 minutes.
• Slash the top and cook in a 425 degree oven for 45 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Mix all together in a bowl and store in refrigherator in an airtight container.
• Use 3 Tbs of this mixture in a recipe for whole wheat bread (3 1/2 cups flour) For white bread use 1 tsp.
• For rye bread use 3 1/2 Tbs.