On 15 Mar 2012 17:49:45 GMT, KenK <
inv...@invalid.com> wrote:
>I posted about this problem some time ago but nothing then helped. Perhaps
>there are some new posters here now.
>
>How can I get the taste of garlic, which I love, in my bread machine bread?
>Problem I have is if I add a TBS or so of powdered garlic I can't taste it.
>If I add anough to taste - twice or more that amount, the bread that
>normally rises well rises very poorly. Adding gluten doesn't seem to help.
>Maybe a TBS per cup of flour not enough? I use King Arthur bread flour
>which normally doesn't need added gluten. Maybe minced garlic? Suggestions?
>I've tried this in several different bread recipes that work well
>otherwise.
>
>Same problem with cheese. I usually use grated parmesan.
>
>TIA
Garlic is antibactirial, antifungal and anti viral. It will restrict
the yeast growth. The most successful bread that I have eaten
contains whole garlic cloves in the dough. This topic has been
discussed here before with, to my knowledge, no clear answer. I've
wondered whether you incorporate raw, whole garlic cloves in the dough
and depend upon the baking of the dough to cook them. I think I would
try to knead the cloves into the dough after the first rise just
before shaping. That doesn't help you since you are using a bread
machine.
Anyway, I think your problem with the garlic powder is that the powder
is distributed throughout the dough and has the time to hydrate and
inhibit the yeast growth. I think the way around this is whole, raw
garlic cloves. I haven't had the opportunity to try this out for
myself, so you would be doing us all a favor by doing a test run for
the group.
Janet