Eggs of making it through the program in
Eggs make bread richer and more It will beep about 5 minutes into the
nutritious, add color, and help structure second kneading to tell you to add fruit,
and texture. Eggs count as liquid, so nuts, etc. Open the lid, lay the ingredients
adjust the other liquid ingredients if you on the dough, and close the lid.
are adding egg(s). Otherwise the dough
may be too wet to rise properly. Other information
Dough expands when baked. Allow for
Herbs and spices this when filling the loaf tin. If you think
These can be added at the beginning, something hasn’t baked for long enough,
along with the main ingredients. Dried you can leave it in the loaf tin and use
herbs and spices such as cinnamon, this program to bake it for a bit longer.
ginger, oregano, parsley and basil will When you select the bake program, the
add flavor and interest. Use small display shows 10 minutes. You can
quantities (1-2 teaspoons) to avoid increase this in 10 minute steps to 1 hour,
overpowering the flavor of the bread. by using the timer buttons. If you want to
Fresh herbs, such as garlic and chives bake for any time other than
may contain enough liquid to upset the 10/20/30/40/50 minutes or 1 hour, use
balance of the recipe, so adjust the liquid the 10 minute setting above the time you
content. want, and then switch off manually at the
Be wary of cinnamon and garlic – they time you want.
are not dough-friendly. They can damage
the structure of the dough. Don’t add 2. Adapting the doses
more than is shown in the recipe. If you If the doses need to be increased or
want extra garlic or cinnamon on your reduced, make sure that the proportions
bread, it is better to apply them as a of the original recipe are maintained.
spread or a dip after you have baked the To obtain a perfect result, the basic rules
bread. below for the adapting of the ingredient
doses must be following:
Nuts & Fruits • Liquids/flour: the dough ought to be soft
Dried fruit and nuts should be chopped (not too soft) and easy to knead without
finely; cheese should be grated; becoming stringy. A ball can be obtained
chocolate chips should definitely be by kneading it lightly. This is not the case
chips, not lumps. Don’t add more than with heavy doughs like rye wholemeal or
the recipe requires, otherwise the bread cereal bread.
may not rise properly. Check the dough five minutes after the
Be careful with fresh fruit and nuts. They first kneading. If it is too moist, add some
contain liquids (juices and oils), so you flour until the dough has reached the
may need to adjust the main liquid right consistency. If the dough is too dry
ingredient to compensate. Nuts and add a spoonful of water at a time during
things can be added with the rest of the the kneading.
ingredients, but it is generally better to • Replacing liquids: When using ingredients
add them when the machine beeps, containing liquids in a recipe (e.g. curd
during the program. For example, if you cheese, yogurt, etc.), the required amount
are using walnuts, putting them at in the of liquid must be reduced. When using
beginning of the program will give the eggs beat them in the measuring beaker
kneading arm ample time to seek them and fill it with the other required liquid up
out and pulverize them. If you add them to the envisaged amount.
at the beep, they have got a fair chance If you are living in a place located at a
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