"merryb" > wrote in message
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On Jul 23, 9:08 pm, sf > wrote:
> Question for you bread baking people.... I have a King Arthur bread
> recipe (I used all the KA bread flour yesterday, so I'm "stuck" with
> the organic best of the best flour that I buy in bulk from Rainbow)
> which calls for 3 cups bread flour and 1 cup "old fashioned oats" (I
> have it) - but my question is about the yeast measure. The recipe
> calls for 2 teaspoons of instant yeast for. When I make pizza, I use
> 1/2 tsp dry yeast (bought in bulk) to 4 cups all-purpose or bread
> flour and it is very active. Do I really need 2 teaspoons of yeast
> for this bread???? It seems to me that if I really needed more yeast,
> 1 tsp would do the trick. What say you?
>
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> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

I say follow the recipe.

Less might give you a finer texture but that's not really the object of the
game with oatmeal bread. I'm with Merry. Follow the recipe. What's the
worst that could happen? Polly