September 15, 2015 - 9:38am
Greetings from Mt. Hood Oregon! Question regarding crumbly bread.
Greetings. I recently received a bread machine as a gift. My first few loaves have all turned out "crumbly" meaning that when I slice the bread, it crumbles and practically falls apart. I've followed the recipe for basic bread that came with the machine, but still no good. Any suggestions?? Thanks!
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It would probably help to know exactly what recipe and method you used.
1 1/2 cups water
3 tbls unsalted butter
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 cups bread flour
1/4 cup dry milk
1 1/2 tsp yeast
I use the "Light Crust" setting and this is a great tasting recipe, but like I said it's very dense and crumbly 2 lb. loaf. I'm thinking of maybe adding some Olive Oil?? I'm very new at this but I find it fun to experiment. I've added diced Jalapenos into the mix and it came out great! But.....still crumbly and dense. Any help would be great.
Thanks!
Sounds to me like it rose too high, altitude? Might want to try using only one teaspoon of yeast. The higher up you are the easier for the bread dough to rise.
When I first starting baking bread, many years ago, it was with a bread machine. Still have one. One thing I did find was that my dough was usually too dry. What happens is that everyone measures their flour differently. The amount in a cup of flour can vary greatly depending on whether you lightly fluff it into the cup or scoop and sweep. If you scoop, then I would suggest you try lightly spooning the flour into the cup and leveling off with a knife.