Quick guide to improve results
General problem solving: causes & solutions
Problem
Cause
Solution
Dough is
too sticky
a) Flour has high moisture content
a) Only use bread flour that is stored in an airtight container;
try a different brand of flour
b) Too much liquid used
b) Use less water; you can also add additional flour, a
tablespoon at a time, up to 4 tablespoons, to remedy
the problem while kneading dough
c) Water is soft
c) Use bottled water
Dough or
bread
did not rise
enough or
at all
a) Ingredients were not at room
temperature
a) Make sure all ingredients (except yeast) are at room
temperature and water is between 70 and 90° F
b) Ingredients were not added to the
bread pan in the proper order adversely
affecting the yeast
b) Add ingredients in exact order as specified in the recipe
c) Yeast was inactive
c) Check expiration date on the yeast packet or jar; store opened
packages of yeast in airtight containers in the
refrigerator or freezer
d) Low-gluten flour used
d) Only use bread flour or a blend of bread flour and whole grain
flour
e) High altitude
e) Reduce water by 1 tablespoon for every 1000 feet in
locations 3000 feet above sea level, up to 4 tablespoons
f) Hard water
f) Use bottled water
g) Room temperature was below 68° F
g) Only use bread maker in a location that is 68 to 80° F
h) Ingredients not measured properly
h) Use measuring cups and spoons to measure dry ingredients
and theproper measuring cup for liquids. Do not sift or pack in-
gredients
i) The bread maker lid was opened too
much during the rising process
i) Do not open the bread maker lid during the rising process as
the machine is programmed to keep the bread maker at the
appropriate temperature to assist the yeast to grow and the
bread to rise.
Bread does
not bake
completely
or loaf is
too dense
a) Ingredients not measured correctly nor
at correct temperature
a) Use measuring cups and spoons to measure dry ingredients
and the proper measuring cup for liquids; do not sift or pack
ingredients; make sure ingredients are at room temperature
b) Yeast may have expired or has become
inactive
b) Only use fresh, properly stored yeast
c) Bread machine has turned off
c) Perhaps there was a power outage or machine was
unplugged
Bread
collapses when
baked;
mushroom-top;
coarse large
holes
in loaf
Dough rose unevenly and or too quickly,
due to:
a) Excess moisture
a) Only use bread flour and whole grain flour that is stored in
an airtight container
b) Too much liquid or too much yeast was
used
b) Measure all liquids using measuring cups specifically
designed for measuring liquids and measure accurately;
only use the amount of yeast specified in the recipe
c) No salt or not enough
c) Use amount of salt specified in the recipe, or use Program 7
for Salt free bread
d) High humidity and / or heat
d) Dough will rise too quickly and unevenly during hot and or
humid days; use cooler water (68° F)to slow down the rising
process or reduce the yeast 1/4 to 1 teaspoon depending on
the loaf size
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