Has anyone made no-knead rye bread? - rec.food.cooking

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Jean B.

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More options Sep 7 2008, 6:14 pm

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From: "Jean B." <jb...@rcn.com>

Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:14:19 -0400

Local: Sun, Sep 7 2008 6:14 pm

Subject: Re: Has anyone made no-knead rye bread?

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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article <6ii3paFqd83h...@mid.individual.net>,
> "Jean B." <jb...@rcn.com> wrote:

>> maxine in ri wrote:
>>> On Sep 6, 6:39 pm, Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> In article <48C30235.D1E50...@myface.net>,
>>>> Cuthbert Thistlethwaite <nosillyg...@myface.net> wrote:

>>>>> Has anyone tried to use the artisan bread recipe for rye bread?
>>>>> Another question, what does a "packet" of yeast equal in measurement? I
>>>>> have a jar of yeast and keep seeing recipes requiring a "packet." My
>>>>> cook book conversion tables are silent on this.
>>>>> Best regards . . .
>>>> I would be surprised if the jar of yeast does not give an equivalent
>>>> measure for a packet.
>>> Fleischmann's jar says: 2-1/4 tsp = 1 packet = 1 cake of fresh yeast
>>> (0.6 oz)

>>> maxine in ri
>> This brings back a recollection of when I actually opened a packet
>> and measured, and the results were not what were given on the jar.

> What did you get from the packet? What did the jar say?

I don't remember. This was several years ago. I just recall that
I ripped open a package and measured and then was told that was
incorrect!

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Jean B.

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