I made some dough yesterday in the bread machine (I use it for mixing and proofing) well o ran out of day yesterday to actually shape and bake so I covered the dough and refrigerated for the night. Now it has an alcoholic smell… should I bake it or toss it?
by muffetbakes
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Bake it, fermentation is good for flavor
dough IS alcoholic!! when yeast processes carbs, it produces CO2 and ethyl alcohol. Bake it and enjoy it. the alcohol will evaporate in the oven, and leave a nice tangy taste. the original sourdough guys, the ’49ers during the gold rush in CA, drank the liquid from their starters for a rough cocktail!
Bake it
Yeast eats sugar and poops carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Fermentation.
Normal part of fermentation. When it gets to this stage, then it has proof for too long.
Get baked.
Then throw the dough in the oven and bake some bread.
god i wish that were me
Might be over proofed. Bake it and try if it tastes fine it was just the fermetion if it tastes too much like yeast or weird it probably was over proofed and you now know the smell for future baking
why would the alcoholic smell be bad?
it is overproofed.
The baker and the brewer are old partners, using some of the same tools for different but complementary ends. I suppose wort is a kind of very thin dough.
I noticed that the first time I made bread. Dough smelled like straight rubbing alcohol.
That’s the science of the rise.
Gasp!
Drink it
Would you say your dough smells a little sour…? 🤦♀️
Haha thank you all. I should have added that yes I do know that ferment is an alcoholic process. I have made bread, wine and beer.
This is however the first time that my dough (not sourdough) has smelled so strongly of alcohol, almost like wine that is no longer good. I have shaped the dough into some buns and will bake them.
Is it from Wisconsin?
So does my Uncle Joe.
honestly my favorite smell in the world next to an ice cream shop making fresh waffle cones
FYI. If you ever unfortunately cop a DUI and have to blow into a box to start your car: they advise to, NOT eat pizza the night before. It can cause a false positive for alcohol and you’ll get flagged. Cheers.
Beer is, after all, liquid bread.
I’ve done this to varying degrees. (Thanks to ADHD and working a chaotic schedule that sends me out of town when there’s bread proofing sometimes!)
There’s definitely a point where it tastes too much like alcohol to be good anymore- but I don’t think that’s what you described! Either way, might as well bake it and find out- my boyfriend still likes the boozy bread , even when I think it’s way too far gone.
Yeast farts