the baking process to soak back into the 7. MAINTENANCE AND
bread. CLEANING
• The flour may have been too coarsely
ground. Try using finer flour. Unplug your bread maker and let it cool
down before cleaning.
The core of the bread is too moist Open the lid till the flat part of the left
• The dough may have been too moist, hinge lines up with the long slot and split
see above. it out. Move the lid to the left and the right
• The flour may be too heavy. This can hinge will come out of its slot. To replace,
occur with rye, bran and whole meal fit the right hinge to its slot, then fit the
flours. Reduce the amount of heavy flour left one to the long slot.
and replace with white flour. If the kneading arm sticks to the shaft,
fill the loaf tin with warm water and soak.
The bread has swollen too much This will soften any residues and free it.
• You may have used too much yeast, try If the hole in the kneading arm is clogged,
reducing it slightly. soak in warm water and dig out the flour
• Too much sugar can cause the yeast to with a wooden cocktail stick. Wash the
work too fast, and the bread to rise too loaf tin and kneading arm in warm soapy
much. Try reducing the amount of sugar. water, rinse, and dry. Wipe all other
If you add sweet /sugary ingredients such surfaces, inside and out, with a damp
as dried fruit, honey or molasses, reduce cloth. You may use a little washing-up
the sugar to compensate. You might try liquid on stubborn stains, but clean it off
reducing the recipe liquid by - cup. This to avoid tainting your next loaf. Don’t put
will slow the yeast. Try coarser flour. Fine the bread maker in water or any other
flour needs less yeast than the same flour liquid, don’t use harsh or abrasive
coarse ground. cleaners or solvent, and don’t put any
part in a dish washer.
Power Failure
If a power failure lasts under 10 minutes,
the program will carry on when the power
is restored. The duration will be extended
by the duration of the power failure. If the
failure lasts for more than 10 minutes, the
program will fail. If this happens, unplug
the Breadmaker, let it cool down fully,
then empty the loaf tin, dispose of the
ingredients, and start again. Take care
not to scratch the non-stick surfaces of
the loaf tin and the kneading arm, and
remove the kneading arm before
disposing of the ingredients.
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