Bread does not
rise enough.
Loaf is short and
heavy.
Crust too light.
Loaf is uncooked.
Loaf
is
overcooked.
Bread mixture is
unmixed.
High
altitude
adjustment.
Bread does not
rise at all.
Wholemeal bread
has less rise.
Wholemeal bread
sometimes has a
wrinkled
top
or
slightly
sunken
top.
Loaf had a big air
hole inside or top
crust
has
split/erupted.
• Not enough yeast.
• Yeast is too old or wrong type
used.
•
Too
much/not
water/liquid.
• Lid has been opened during
the rising program.
•Wrong type of flour used or
stale flour.
• Liquid was too cold or too hot.
• No sugar added.
• Forgot to add yeast or yeast
was stale.
• Yeast killed by contact with
salt or by adding an ingredient
that is too hot.
• Liquid touched yeast before
kneading.
• It is normal for bread made
with
wholemeal flour to have less
rise and a denser texture.
• This is typical for wholemeal
bread in your Home Bread
Maker as the gluten gets
overstretched in the kneading,
rising and baking processes.
• Liquid touched yeast before
kneading.
61
setting.
•
Increase water or milk for 1-
2tbsp.
• Decrease salt for
enough
• Increase sugar or honey for
½tsp.
•
Use fresherflour, use right
type of flour.
•
Increase yeast for ⅛-¼tsp,
use right type of yeast at right
setting.
• Use fresher flour, use right
type of flour.
• Add yeast, use fresh yeast,
use right type o yeast at right
setting.
• Increase sugar or honey for
½tsp.
• Check power supply, select
correct settings.
• Decrease sugar or honey for
½tsp.
•
Select correct settings.
• Place bread pan properly,
push kneading blade correctly
onto shaft in bread pan.
•
Decrease water or milk for for
1-2tbsp.
•
Decrease sugar or honey for
½tsp.
•
Decrease yeast for ⅛-¼tsp.
• Yeast should be discarded 48
hours after opening and not be
past its expiry date.
• Always place the ingredients
in the order stated in the recipe
with the liquid first and yeast
last.
• Only use tepid ingredients.
• For a lighter texture use the
50% wholemeal recipe.
• You may prefer results using
correct program for Rapid
Baked Wholemeal bread which
has a shorter rising time.
• The rustic appearance does
not affect the taste and quality
of the bread.
• Always place the ingredients
in the order stated in the recipe
with the liquid first.
• When using the delayed start
option
¼tsp.