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PRACTICAL ADVICE
Preparation
1 Please read these instructions carefully: the
method for making bread with this appliance
is not the same as for hand-made bread.
2 All ingredients used must be at room temper-
ature (unless otherwise indicated) and must
be weighed exactly. Measure liquids with
the graduated beaker supplied. Use the
double doser supplied to measure tea-
spoons on one side and tablespoons on the
other. All spoon measures are level and not
heaped. Incorrect measurements give bad re-
sults.
3 For successful bread making using the correct
ingredients is critical. Use ingredients before
their use-by date and keep them in a cool,
dry place.
4 It is important to measure the quantity of
flour precisely. That is why you should weigh
out flour using a kitchen scale. Use packets
of flaked dried yeast (sold in the UK as Easy
Bake or Fast Action Yeast). Unless otherwise
indicated in the recipe, do not use baking
powder. Once a packet of yeast has been
opened, it should be sealed, stored in a cool
place and used within 48 hours.
5 To avoid spoiling the proving of the dough,
we advise that all ingredients should be put
in the bread pan at the start and that you
should avoid opening the lid during use (un-
less otherwise indicated). Carefully follow the
order of ingredients and quantities indicated
in the recipes. First the liquids, then the
solids. Yeast should not come into contact
with liquids, sugar or salt.
General order to be followed:
> Liquids (butter, oil, eggs, water, milk)
> Salt
> Sugar
> Flour, first half
> Powdered milk
> Specific solid ingredients
> Flour, second half
> Yeast
Using
• Bread preparation is very sensitive to tem-
perature and humidity conditions. In case
of high heat, use liquids that are cooler than
usual. Likewise, if it is cold, it may be neces-
sary to warm up the water or milk (never ex-
ceeding 35°C).
• It can also sometimes be useful to check
the state of the dough during the second
kneading: it should form an even ball which
comes away easily from the walls of the pan.
- If not all of the flour has been blended into
the dough, add a little more water,
- if the dough is too wet and sticks to the
sides, you may need to add a little flour.
Such corrections should be undertaken very
gradually (no more than 1 tablespoon at a
time) and wait to see if there is an improve-
ment before continuing.
• A common error is to think that adding
more yeast will make the bread rise more.
Too much yeast makes the structure of the
bread more fragile and it will rise a lot and
then fall while baking. You can determine the
state of the dough just before baking by
touching it lightly with your fingertips: the
dough should be slightly resistant and the
fingerprint should disappear little by little.
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