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Bread Machine Troubleshooting Guide
HCNing a problem with bread from your bread machine? This troubleshooting guide should help you understand reasons far failure and solutions for success.
Probl em Po ss ible Cause Solution
1. Top Inflated, Mushroom-Uke Appearance Too much yeast Decrease yeast in recipe
Too much s ug ar D ecrease sugar in recipe
Not enough
sa lt Try adding a litt le salt
Substituted fa st -acting yeast f or amount given for active dry yeast. If substituting fast-acting yeast for active dry, decrease amount by 1/4 t sp
Yeast was not added according to manufacturer's directions
2. Top and
Sides Cave In Too Much Uquid Try reducing liqu id s 1 tbsp at a t im e
Used canned fr ui t but did not drain well
Uquld off-bala nc ed by add ition of cheese
Used coarse r fl ours su ch as whole wheat or rye If using too much coarse flour, try increas in g yeast slightly or reducing coarse flours
and incr eas in gbread flour
3.
Soggy Sides Did not remove bre ad from pan soon enough If possi bl e, remove brea d immediately when bak ing is finished
4.
Center of Loaf Is Raw or Not Baked Through Used coarse flours suc h as whole wheat or rye F or coarse flours try ad ding an extra knead cycle . To do this, after the first knead,
let do ug h rise then restart machine at the beginning of the cycle as for a new loaf.
Used moist In gredients suc h as yogurt or applesauce If too ma ny moist ingredien ts are u sed, try reducing liqu ids 1 tb sp at a time
5. Gnarly, Knotted Loaves Not enough liquid I ncrease liquid 1 tbsp at a time
Too much flour R educe flo ur 1/4 cup at a time
6. Didn't
Rise or Fla t Loaves Yeast was omitted Make sure yeast is fresh
Yeast was old Make su re to use room temperature water
Uquid used was too hot or cold Taste the brea d to see if it is too sa lty then r educe by 1/4 tsp at a time
Too much sal t was use d
7. Lower Volume or Shorter Loaves
Used stone gro und and whole w hea t flo urs Try subs ti tuting bre ad flour f or part of the stone ground or whole wheat fl ou r
Not e
nou gh liquid Try adding more liquid, su gar, or yeast
Not enough sugar or no su ga r added
Wrong type of flour used Ch eck to make sure bread flour, not all purpose flou r, was used
Wrong type of yeast u sed Ch eck to make sure yeast amount suggested was for the ty pe of yeast you were
using
Not enou gh yeast used
8.
Collapsed while Baking May be caused from baking at high altitude Try reducing yeast by 1/4 tsp or reducing water by 1/8 cup