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Title: Baking Tips Guide For Yeast Breads
Yield: 1 Serving

Ingredients

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Instructions

Loaf Rises Then Falls (Cratered Loaf)
-Decrease water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
-Increase salt by 1/4 tsp. or
-Decrease yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
-Flour, too fine or
-Ingredients not measured properly.

Loaf Sides Caved In:
-Decrease water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
-Increase salt by 1/4 tsp. or
-Decrease yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
-Ingredients not measured properly.

Loaf Rises Too High (Mushroom Loaf)
-Decrease water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
-Increase salt by 1/4 tsp. or
-Decrease sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
-Decrease flour by 2 Tbsp. or
-Decrease yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
-Used wrong type instead of dry granular yeast or
-Ingredients not measured properly.

Loaf Does Not Rise Enough
-Increase water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
-Decrease salt by 1/4 tsp. or
-Increase sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
-Increase yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
-Not enough water or milk or
-Flour too old or
-Flour too low in gluten content or
-Flour too fine or
-Used wrong type of yeast instead of dry granular or
-Accidentally measured salt in Tbsp. instead of tsp. or
-Ingredients not measured properly.

Flat Loaf, Little To No Rising, Short and Heavy
-Liquid too hot or too cold or
-Flour too old or
-Flour low in gluten content or
-No yeast added or
-Yeast too old or
-Used wrong type of yeast instead of dry granular or
-Accidentally measured salt in Tbsp. instead of teaspoon or
-Ingredients not measured properly or
-Breadmaker unplugged or power interruption.

Crust Too Dark
-Decrease sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
-Ingredients not measured properly.

Crust Too Light
-Decrease salt by 1/4 tsp. or
-Increase sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
-Ingredients not measured properly or
-Breadmaker unplugged or power interruption or
-Incorrect bread setting was used.

Uncooked or Partially Cooked
-Decrease water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
-Breadmaker unplugged or power interruption or
-Incorrect bread setting was used.

Overcooked
-Decrease sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
-Incorrect bread setting was used.

Not Mixed or Partially Mixed
-Not enough water or milk or
-Flour too fine or
-Ingredients not measured properly or
-Breadmaker unplugged or power interruption or
-Baking pan not properly seated inside breadmaker or
-Kneading blade not installed correctly.

Loaf is Soggy
-Bread not removed from baking pan soon after baking.

Gnarly Knotted Top
-Increase water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
-Decrease flour by 2 Tbsp. or
-Not enough water or milk or
-Ingredients not measured properly.

Loaf Core Texture Open, Coarse or Uneven
-Increase salt by 1/4 tsp. or
-Decrease yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
-Forgotten salt or
-Ingredients not measured properly.

Loaf Core Texture Heavy and Dense
-Increase sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
-Decrease flour by 2 Tbsp. or
-Increase yeast by 1/2 tsp.
-Used wrong type of yeast instead of dry granular or
-Ingredients not measured properly.

Burning Odor During Operation:
-Ingredient spilled inside breadmaker and/or heating element or
-See Mushroom Loaf Solutions for bread mushroomed over edge of bread pan,
crust burned.

High Altitude Adjustment
-Decrease water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
-Decrease sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
-Decrease yeast by 1/2 tsp.

Breadmaker Cannot be Programmed or Started
-Breadmaker unplugged or power interruption or
-Breadmaker too hot, allow to cool 15 minutes between baking cycles or
-Breadmaker malfunctioning.

Loaf Burned Completely
-Breadmaker malfunctioning.

>From: Bob & Carole Walberg

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Per serving: 0 Calories (kcal); 0g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 0g
Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat;
0 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Loaf Rises Then Falls (Cratered Loaf)
-Decrease water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
Increase salt by 1/4 tsp. or
Decrease yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
Flour, too fine or
Ingredients not measured properly.
Loaf Sides Caved In:
Decrease water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
Increase salt by 1/4 tsp. or
Decrease yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
Ingredients not measured properly.
Loaf Rises Too High (Mushroom Loaf)
Decrease water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
Increase salt by 1/4 tsp. or
Decrease sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
Decrease flour by 2 Tbsp. or
Decrease yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
Used wrong type instead of dry granular yeast or
Ingredients not measured properly.
Loaf Does Not Rise Enough
Increase water or milk by 2 Tbsp. or
Decrease salt by 1/4 tsp. or
Increase sugar or honey by 1 tsp. or
Increase yeast by 1/2 tsp. or
Not enough water or milk o
Nutr. Assoc. : 0

Contributor: Black and Decker

Preparation Time: 0:00

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