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Practical Solutions
YEAST AND WHOLE GRAIN BREADS (€ont'd)
Problem
Cause
Solution
Bread touches
Weather very hot and/or humid.
Do not bake bread in Bread Machine until cooler and less
glass dome.
humid; reduce yeast by 25 to 50%. If recipe calls for 2
teaspoons, try 1'/2 teaspoons down to i teaspoon.
Too much or wrong type of yeast was used.
Use specified amount of yeast.
Do not use fast rising yeast; only use active dry yeast.
Bread does not bake
Ingredients were not measured properly.
Measure ingredients carefully. Use U.S. Standard
thoroughly,
measuring cups and spoons.
Lid was up.
Do not open lid during final kneading and baking cycle.
Ambient temperature
lower than 70°F.
Use appliance in warmer location.
Bread burns.
Baking temperature is too high.
Set Baking Control on lower setting.
Recipe has been modified.
Reduce amount of sweetener and shortening.
QUICK
BREADS
Problem
Cause
Solution
Butter/margarine
Too hard.
All ingredients must be at room temperature unless
does not blend in
otherwise noted.
well with other
ingredients.
Ingredients
are not
Ingredients were not added at appropriate moment.
Pre-measure all ingredients. Add as indicated in recipe.
well blended.
Quick bread doesn't
Lid was up.
Lid must be down while baking.
bake completely.
Quick bread was not baked at fight temperature.
Set Baking Control on darker setting and tent a piece of
aluminum foil, shiny side down, over glass dome.
Quick bread bums.
Quick bread was not baked at right temperature.
Set Baking Control on lighter setting.
Recipe has been modified.
Reduce amount of sweetener and shortening.
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