"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "baltimoreben" > wrote in message
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> I have been reading your posts with interest. I hope you won't be
> offended, but you seem to have an awful lot of stuff going into your bread
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> Might I suggest you learn to make a lean loaf first, to see how it
> behaves before you start with the fancy stuff.
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> All you need is flour, yeast, salt, water!
RIGHT! That's the best reminder, many people do not realize this. It's my
favorite kind.

No matter whether I use additives, such as butter, or oil; or sugar of any
nature, I have this formula I repeat to myself when I make bread: '1:
liquid, 2: dry, 3: yeast.' or I'll darned well forget the yeast.

Dee Dee