October 11, 2022 - 8:57pm
How to determine the size of bread from recipe?
Hi,
I just bought a Panasonic SD-R2530 bread maker and I went to the shops and bought a packet to bake gluten free bread in the bread maker. I followed the instructions, added everything and then when the bread was cooked, it seemed like whatever the ingredients were for it, it was too small for my bread maker cause it definitely didnt form properly.
Even when I am googling recipes online, I cant seem to find anywhere to state whether its for a large or XL bread maker.
The model of bread maker I have allows to cook for M - L and XL.
Would love to find some recipes for gluten free bread or cakes that I could use and to know what setting id need to select when cooking them.
Thanks
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https://glutenfreeeasily.com/bountiful-bread-basket-top-20-gluten-free-best-bread-machine-recipes-tips/
The above link may give you some ideas that you could use.
I also found some machine-specific recipes using wheat flour that were geared to use 500g of flour. That may, or may not, be a helpful data point.
Best of luck with your new machine.
Paul
125 Best Gluten-Free Bread Machine Recipes https://a.co/d/c2hm9bX
Yippee
I tried looking it up, but that bread maker really doesn't like to say how big the pan is. All I could find was that the XL setting make a 1.1kg bread. If you look at the recipes section of the book it gives the amount of flour for each size. That should give you a starting point for recipes. The amounts given are 400g, 500g, and 600g for M, L, and XL respectively. I'm not sure about bread mixes. Those are usually for the average size loaf pan. Here in the USA that's usually either 8.5"x4" or 9"x5". If you get the volume what pan the bread mix calls for and compare it to the volume of the pan in the bread machine that should help you figure it out.
To generalize glancing at recipes, I look at the flour amount and type of flour first.
An American cup of flour weighs aprox. 120g to 140g depending on the type of flour and measuring method. That said, a medium to large loaf takes about 3-4 total cups of flour or roughly 350g to 500g flour. A small loaf runs about 300g flour or less. Gluten free loaf recipes tend to be small as they hold up better when fresh -- short shelf life.
Water or liquids in a dough often weigh much less than the flour. If a quick sum of the liquid weight (include aprox 50g per egg) is equal or more than the flour weight, it will be a batter. Cups: The weight of a cup of water is roughly twice that of a cup of flour. Half a cup water to a cup of flour makes a batter. For a dough, cups of water will be less than half the total flour cups, closer to one fourth or one third the flour amount. (A little over 1 cup water to 4 cups of flour.) water can vary greatly with the type of gluten free flour.
Hope that helps.