Troubleshooting –
Recipe
Problem
Flour
Not
measured
correctly
Low
Protein %
Past
use-by
date
Self raising
flour used
Sugar Not
measured
correctly
Salt
Not
measured
correctly
Water Not
Liquid measured
correctly
Too hot/
Too cold
Yeast
Not
measured
correctly
Bread Not
Mix
measured
correctly
Used in
place of
flour
Room
Too hot
temp
Too cold
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Troubleshooting – Recipe
Bread
Over
Sticky
sinks in browned patch on centre dense
centre
top of
bread
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Doughy Heavy
Coarse Bread
holey rises
texture texture too much rise
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Bread
Corrective
doesn't
Action
enough
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Use metric weighing/
measuring devices.
See 'Measuring Up'
for more detail
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Use high protein flour.
See 'The Vital
Ingredients' for
more detail
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Use fresh flour
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Use high protein
bread flour. See 'The
Vital Ingredients' for
more detail
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Use metric weighing/
measuring devices
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Use metric weighing/
measuring devices
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Use metric weighing/
measuring devices.
See 'Measuring Up'
for more detail
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Water must between
20
o
-25
o
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Use metric weighing/
measuring devices.
See 'Measuring Up'
for more detail
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Use metric weighing/
measuring devices.
See 'Measuring Up'
for more detail
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Bread mix must only
be used when
following specific
recipe for mixes.
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Room temp must
be less than 28
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Room temp must
be more than 10
C
o
C
o
C