Fakir MITRA Otomatik Ekmek Yapma Makinası

along with the main ingredients. Dried       on the dough, and close the lid.
herbs and spices such as cinnamon, 
ginger, oregano, parsley and basil will      Other information
add flavor and interest. Use small           Dough expands when baked. Allow for 
quantities (1-2 teaspoons) to avoid          this when filling the loaf tin. If you think 
overpowering the flavor of the bread.        something hasn’t baked for long enough, 
Fresh herbs, such as garlic and chives       you can leave it in the loaf tin and use 
may contain enough liquid to upset the       this program to bake it for a bit longer. 
balance of the recipe, so adjust the liquid  When you select the bake program, the 
content.                                     display shows 10 minutes. You can 
Be wary of cinnamon and garlic – they        increase this in 10 minute steps to 1 hour, 
are not dough-friendly. They can damage      by using the timer buttons. If you want to 
the structure of the dough. Don’t add        bake for any time other than 
more than is shown in the recipe. If you     10/20/30/40/50 minutes or 1 hour, use 
want extra garlic or cinnamon on your        the 10 minute setting above the time you 
bread, it is better to apply them as a       want, and then switch off manually at the 
spread or a dip after you have baked the     time you want.
bread.
                                             Storing bread
Nuts & Fruits                                Commercial bread may contain additives 
Dried fruit and nuts should be chopped       (chlorine, chalk, coal-tar dye, sorbitol, 
finely; cheese should be grated;             soya, etc.). Your bread won’t, so it won’t 
chocolate chips should definitely be         look or keep like commercial bread. On 
chips, not lumps. Don’t add more than        the plus side, it won’t taste like 
the recipe requires, otherwise the bread     commercial bread either – it will taste like 
may not rise properly.                       bread should. It is best eaten fresh, but 
Be careful with fresh fruit and nuts. They   you can store it for a couple of days at 
contain liquids (juices and oils), so you    room temperature in a polythene bag 
may need to adjust the main liquid           with the air squeezed out. To freeze, let 
ingredient to compensate. Nuts and           it cool, put it in a polythene bag, remove 
things can be added with the rest of the     all the air, then seal it. For best results, 
ingredients, but it is generally better to   let it defrost then rest at room temperature 
add them when the machine beeps,             for a bit before serving.
during the program. For example, if you 
are using walnuts, putting them at in the 6. TROUBLESHOOTING
beginning of the program will give the 
kneading arm ample time to seek them         If the bread collapsed
out and pulverize them. If you add them   •  The dough may be too moist. Reduce 
at the beep, they have got a fair chance     the recipe liquid by -cup.
of making it through the program in       •  If tinned fruit was used, it may not have 
It will beep about 5 minutes into the        been properly drained.
second kneading to tell you to add fruit, •  Leaving the bread in the bread pan while 
nuts, etc. Open the lid, lay the ingredients it cools can cause moisture released in
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