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Bread under baked with soggy centre
Too much liquid from fresh or canned fruit
Always drain liquids well as specified in the recipe.
Water may have to be reduced slightly
Large amounts of rich ingredients like nuts, butter,
Measure ingredients accurately. Never exceed the
dried fruits, syrups and grains will make dough heavy. stated amounts in the recipe
This will slow down the rising and prevent the bread
from baking through
Bread over browned
Too much sugar
Measure ingredients accurately
Crust colour set too high
Set crust colour to light
Bread has large holes in texture
Water was too hot and killed the yeast
Use liquids at temperatures between 21°C and 28°C
Too much liquid
Measure ingredients accurately
Too much yeast
Measure ingredients accurately
High humidity and hot ambient temperatures
Bake during the coolest part of the day. Try reducing
and increase yeast activity
the yeast by 1/4 teaspoon or use liquids direct from
the refrigerator. Do not use the Timer function
Bread surface is sticky
Bread was left in the machine too long and
Whenever possible, remove bread from the baking
condensation collected on the baking pan
pan and cool on a wire rack before keep warm period
ends
The wet/dry balance of the ingredients may
Measure ingredients accurately
be incorrect
E:01 message on display
Temperature in breadmaker is too high
Press the Stop button. Remove the baking pan,
leave lid open and allow to cool. When cool, put the
baking pan back in, set program and start the
program again.
H:HH or E:EE message on display
The temperature sensor is disconnected or at fault
Refer to Belling helpline.
Difficult to remove from the pan
The bread is sticking to the pan
The surface of the pan needs to be oiled before
everyday use. Wash the pan in hot soapy water and
thoroughly dry. Liberally coat the inner surface of the
pan with oil, butter or margerine. Follow the guide on
page 8, ‘Using your breadmaker’. When the bread
pan is removed from the machine after the baking
program allow the bread to cool in the pan for 15
minutes before turning out onto a rack. Only slice the
bread when fully cooled after 20-40 minutes.
