bread crust while it is forming with a sharp grows on very pool soil and requires no
pre-heated knife, scatter cereals on it or fertilizers. Spelt flour is especially suitable
spread a mixture of potato flour and water for allergic people. It can be used in all
on the crust to give it a glossy finish. This those recipes described in the operating
is the last time that the lid can be opened, instructions requiring flour types 405, 550
otherwise the bread will go down in the or 1050.
middle. c) Millet flour is especially suitable for people
• What do the type numbers for flour mean? suffering from many allergies. It can be
The lower the type number, the less used in all recipes requiring flour types 405,
roughage the flour contains and the lighter 550 or 1050 as described in the operating
it will be. instructions.
• What is wholemeal flour? d) Durum wheat flour is suitable for baguettes
Wholemeal flour is made of all types of thanks to its consistency and it can be
cereals including wheat. The term replaced with durum wheat semolina.
“wholemeal” means that the flour was • How can fresh bread be made easier to
ground from whole grain and hence it has digest?
greater contents of roughage thus making If a mashed boiled potato is added to the
the wheat wholemeal flour darker. However, flour and kneaded in the dough the fresh
the use of wholemeal flour does not make bread is easier to digest.
the bread darker as it is widely believed. • What doses of rising agent should be used?
• What must be done when using rye flour? For yeast and leaven which must be bought
Rye flour does not contain any gluten and in different quantities follow the producer’s
the bread hardly rises. In order to make it instructions on the package and adapt the
easily digestible a rye wholemeal bread quantity to the amount of flour used.
with leaven is to be made. The dough will • What can be done if the bread tastes of
rise only if one part of 550 type flour is yeast?
added to every four parts of rye flour without a) Reduce the amount of sugar if sugar is
gluten. being used. The bread will be slightly lighter.
• What is the gluten in flour? b) Add 11/2 tablespoon of vinegar for a small
The higher the type number, the lower the bread loaf and 2 tablespoons for a large
gluten contents of the flour are and the less loaf to the water.
the dough will rise.The highest quantity of c) Use buttermilk or kefir instead of water. This
gluten is contained in 550 type flour. is possible for all the recipes and it is
• How many different flour types are there recommended for the freshness of the
and how are they used? bread.
• Why does the bread made in an oven taste
a) Corn, rice and potato flour are suitable for different from the bread made with the bread
people allergic to gluten or for those who baking machine?
suffer from sprue or celiac disease. See It depends on the different degree of
the relevant recipes in the operating humidity: the bread is baked drier in the
instructions. oven owing to the larger baking space,
b) Spelt flour is very expensive, but it is free while the bread made in the machine is
from chemical additives because spelt moister.
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Power: 850 Watt
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