Questions about ingredients
and recipes
Question 14
Why is my breadmaker making a loud noise?
The pan may not be correctly located, press it
until it locks into place.
Question 15
How come my bread comes out too moist? What
can I do?
Humidity may affect the dough. Add an extra
tablespoon of flour. Also, high altitude may have the
same effect. Decrease the amount of yeast by 1/4
teaspoon and decrease the sugar and/or water/milk
slightly.
Question 16
Why do I get air bubbles at the top of the bread?
This can be caused by using too much yeast.
Decrease the yeast by 1/4tsp.
Question 17
Why does my bread rise and then collapse or
crater?
The bread may be rising too much. To reduce the
rate of rising, reduce the amount of yeast and/or
increase the amount of salt.
Question 18
Can I use my favourite 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
41/2cups dry ingredients (that includes the total
amount of flour, oats, oatmeal, bran, fruit and nuts
etc). Use the recipes in this book to help determine
the ratio of 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
1basic white menu setting, then progress to the
others, using the Baking cycle times chart as a guide.
Question 19
Is it important for ingredients and baking pan 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).
Question 20
Why do the loaves vary in height and weight? The
whole wheat/wholewheat breads are always shorter.
Am I doing something wrong?
No, it is normal for Whole Wheat and Wholemeal
breads to be shorter and denser than Basic or French
breads. Whole Wheat and Wholemeal flour are
heavier than white bread flour, therefore they don’t
rise as much during the bread making process. This
is also true for bread containing fruit, nuts, oats and
bran.
Question 21
Can I premix the yeast with water?
No, the yeast must be kept dry and put into the
baking pan last, above the flour. this is especially
important when the delay timer is being used.
Question 22
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, but only do this after
the last knead 4, see cycle times. Use the handle of a
wooden spoon to reposition the dough back into the
centre if required.
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