wholemeal bread in breadmaker

[lidlicker]

My instruction book said to add Vitamin C powder to the rest of the ingredients. I don't have any - what can I add instead? is it OK to make without? Many thanks in advance.

[dinsdale]

as long as you use wholemeal flour it should turn out ok without, We use a bread maker often and have some good wholemeal ones that do not require vit C. Would be happy to post if this helps?

[Jugglering]

If you are using fast action dried yeast, then you probably don't need to add any vitamin c, as the packets of fast acting yeast already contain it. (NB Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid)

[bananie]

get it out the chemist it's called asorbic acid

[nabob]

I use vitamin c tablets crushed up!

[yeastman]

HI, True, Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid to give it it's correct name, can be bought in tablet form in most chemists and health food shops. If you buy it this way, you just crush the tablet up. But is it really necessary these days? Look on your flour bag and if it's treated (not organic or anything like that) it should say 'Flour treatment Agent (Vitamin C)' So there you have it! I tried everything to get a good wholemeal loaf out of my bread machine, in the end I bought some bread improver from Fellows Bakery on Ebay. My bread is perfect all the time now. I also get Fresh Yeast from them, usually they are delivered the next day.