<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/bread-makingOct20.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6525" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/bread-makingOct20-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Having realised I had a bread maker a friend suggested I should get it out of the cupboard. The first attempt using old yeast didn't work out so I had another go with recently purchased dried yeast. Who would have thought that dried yeast has a shelf life but it does. Even more surprising is that flour has a shelf life and if it's old, loses its gluten content which means it won't make good bread. After two attempts there has been an improvement but it still isn't right. I need to buy new flour and try again - third time lucky.