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soak in hot water for about 30 minutes.
can I use my favorite bread recipes (traditional yeast bread) in my bread machine?
Yes, but you will need to experiment to get the right proportion of ingredients. Become familiar with
the unit and make several loaves of bread before you begin experimenting\. Never exceed a total
amount of 5 cups dry ingredients (that includes the total amount of flour, oats, oatmeal, bran).
Use the recipes in this book to help determine the ratio for dry ingredients to liquid and amounts of yeast, sugar,
salt and oil/butter/margarine to use. We advise creating your own bread recipes using the basic mode, then
progress to the others using the Banking cycle times chart as a guide.
Why is there a large hole in the base of the bread?
This hole has been created by the kneading blade. Sometimes this hole is larger than normal. This is
because the dough has rested to the side of the blade after the second kneading cycle - normal with bread
makers. You could position the dough evenly in the base of the pan.
Is it important for ingredients to be at room temperature before adding them to the baking pan?
Yes, even when the delay timer is being used. (Water must be between 21°C and 28°C).
troubleshooting
EN
trouble
possible cause
Solution
Bread sinks
in the center
Too much liquid or liquid too warm Measure ingredients accurately. Use liquids at
temperatures between 21 ºC and 28 and 28 ºC
Salt was not added causing
Bread to over rise and collapse
Measure ingredients accurately
Too much yeast was added Measure ingredients accurately, if problem
persists,reduce yeast by ¼ teaspoon
High humidity and hot ambient
temperatures can cause bread to
over rise and collapse
Bake during the coolest part of the day, Try
reducing the yeast by ¼ teaspoon or use liquids
direct from the refrigerator. Do not use the timer
function.
Lid is open during baking Do not open the lid during baking
Bread did not
rise enough
Not enough yeast was added
Measure ingredients accurately
Yeast is outdated or inactive
Never use outdated yeast. Store in a cool, dark
place
Too little sugar was added
Measure ingredients accurately
Too much salt was added Measure ingredients accurately action of the yeast
Water was too hot and killed the
yeast
Use liquids at temperatures between 21ºC and
28ºC
Yeast has been activated before
program has stared
Take care that yeast does not come in contact with
liquid before program has started
Bread rises too
much
High humidity and hot ambient
temperatures can cause bread to
over rise
Bake during the coolest part of the day. Try
reducing the yeast by ¼ teaspoon or use liquids
directly from the refrigerator. Do not use the Timer
function
Too much yeast
Measure ingredients accurately
Too much liquid
Measure ingredients accurately
Hot liquids accelerated the yeast ac
tion
Use liquids at temperatures between 21ºC and
28ºC
Too much flour or not enough salt
Measure ingredients accurately
Bread dry with
dense texture
Not enough liquid added
Measure ingredients accurately
Flour may be passed use by date or
be dry causing
Try increasing liquid by 1 tablespoon at a time
wet/dry imbalance