June 28, 2010 - 9:46pm
What did I do wrongly ?
Hi, Anyone...any ideas/suggestions for me
My husband bought this Bread Machine from NY, JR store: Cuisinart CBK 200
1. My first loaf (from the recipe provided) - Oatmeal Bread
Settings: white, loaf size: 3, medium crust color
Outcome: The texture is coarse and the crust is tough and not brown properly
2. My 2nd Recipe (from Bread-maker.net) - Corn Bread
Settings: white, load size: 2, dark
Outcome: The texture is coarse and the crust is tough and dark... and the whole loaf sunk in the centre
What did I do wrong?
Is it the yeast? I put that in last..
Curious,
Zane
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For the first loaf, it's possible your dough was too dry. For the second loaf, it may have been too wet, or too much yeast.
Suggestions:
1. If possible, weigh your ingredients(if the recipe is listed with weights, or the weight per cup of flour has been established).
2. Use bread flour.
3. Watch the dough as it is kneading to ensure the ingredients are being evenly incorporated, and the dough is ultimately achieving the consistency described in the recipe. Add liquid/flour as necessary.
4. Try the bread machine recipes at www.kingarthurflour.com . They are tried and true as long as you follow their very thorough instructions. Read the recipe's reviews and comments, and if there is an applicable blog(Baker's Banter), read that too.
You may come to find that no matter what, the machine will never bake the loaf the quite meets your expectations. As a last resort, try manually shaping, panning, and baking the loaf in your oven.
Good luck.
Noted, I will do more homework. Thanks!