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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 

 

Following are some typical problems that can occur when making bread in your bread maker. Please review the problems, their 
possible causes and the corrective action that should be taken to ensure successful bread making. 
 

PROBLEM POSSIBLE 

CAUSE 

SOLUTION 

1. Top inflated, 
mushroom-like in 
appearance. 

-Too much yeast. 
-Too much sugar. 
-Too much flour. 
-Substituted active dry yeast for bread machine/fast-
rising yeast. 
-Not enough salt. 
-Warm, humid weather. 
 
-May be caused by high altitude. 

-Reduce yeast by ¼ to ½ teaspoon. 
-Reduce sugar by 1 teaspoon. 
-Reduce flour by 2 to 3 tablespoons. 
-Use correct amount of bread machine/fast-rising 
yeast. 
-Use amount recommended in recipe. 
-Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon and reduce yeast by 
¼ to ½ teaspoon. 
-Make recommended adjustment for high altitude 
baking by reducing yeast by ¼ teaspoon and 
reducing liquid by 2 to 3 teaspoons. 

2. Top and sides cave in  -Too much liquid. 

-Too much yeast. 

-Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon. 
-Use amount recommended in recipe. 

3. Center of loaf is raw, 
not baked through. 

-Too much liquid. 
-Power outage during operation. 
 
 
 
-Forgot to put knead bar in pan. 

-Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon. 
-Bread maker will turn off automatically if power 
goes out. You must remove the unbaked loaf and 
start over with fresh ingredients. 
 
-Always put knead bar on shaft in pan before adding 
ingredients. 

4. Gnarly, knotted top, 
not smooth. 

-Not enough liquid. 
-Too much flour. 
 

-Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon. 
-Measure flour accurately, leveling off measuring 
cup. See pg.5. 
 

5. Dark crust color/too 
thick. 

-DARK crust setting used. 

-Use 

LIGHT

 or 

MEDIUM

 crust color setting the 

next time. 

6. Loaf is burned. 

-Bread maker malfunctioning. 

-See Warranty section for servicing. 

7. Crust too thick. 

-Bread baked too long. 

-Use lighter crust color setting the next time to 
shorten bake time. 

8. Knead bar cannot be 
removed. 

-Water must be added to bread pan for knead bar to 
soak before it can be removed. 

-Follow cleaning instructions after use. You may 
need to twist bar slightly after soaking to loosen. 

9. Flat loaves, no rising 

-Yeast omitted. 
-Yeast too old. 
-Liquid too hot. 
-Too much salt added. 
-Sugar or other sweetener omitted. 
-If using timer, yeast got wet before bread making 
process started. 

-Add ingredients as listed in recipe 
-Check expiration date. 
-Use lukewarm liquid, about 80

°

 F. 

-Use amount recommended. 
-Add ingredients as listed in recipe. 
-Push dry ingredients into corners of pan. Make well 
in center of dry ingredients for yeast to protect it 
from liquids. 

10. Short loaves. 
(under 5 inches) 

-Typical for 1½ pound loaves and recipes using 
whole-wheat flour. 
-Not enough liquid. 
-Sugar omitted or not enough added. 
-Wrong type of flour used. 
-Not enough yeast used or too old. 
 
-Wrong type of yeast used. 

-Normal situation, no solution. 
 
-Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon. 
-Assemble ingredients as listed in recipe. 
-Do not use all-purpose flour. 
-Measure amount recommended and check freshness 
date on package. 
-Use correct type of yeast, especially important for 
bread machine/fast rising yeasts. 

 
 

Summary of Contents for L4972T

Page 1: ...than cleaning See warranty section in this booklet for service details Do not attempt to repair it yourself For household use only An off odor from motor may be noted with first use which is normal a...

Page 2: ...POON DRY INGREDIENTS especially bread flour into measuring cups then level with a knife DO NOT SCOOP measuring cups into flour as this will cause dough to be too dry and result in short loaves USE set...

Page 3: ...ol on rack 15 to 30 minutes before slicing See Clean After Each Use section in this book for cleaning pan and knead bar QUICK START STEPS FOR MAKING A RECIPE IN THIS BOOK Choose one of the many bread...

Page 4: ...ou know the bread maker is not in operation 10 DO NOT COVER bread maker with anything during operation as this can cause malfunction 11 DO NOT TOUCH control panel buttons after bread maker has been tu...

Page 5: ...d to 75 85 F before adding to bread pan Warm in a glass measuring cup in microwave or in a small pan on top of the range DO NOT HEAT MILK ABOVE 110 F AS THIS COULD AFFECT THE YEAST WATER used in combi...

Page 6: ...r texture About the only time you may wish to consider adding vital gluten is for 100 whole wheat bread or recipes containing a high percentage of whole wheat or other whole grain flours or cereals As...

Page 7: ...EL not rounded or heaping as a little difference can affect the bread See Diagram 4 DO NOT USE TABLEWARE AS MEASURING SPOONS as these vary in size and will not be accurate USING BREAD MIXES IN YOUR BR...

Page 8: ...ry ingredients in pan Make a slight well and add yeast to well Program for appropriate setting After 8 to 10 minutes of continuous kneading check the condition of dough It should be soft a bit sticky...

Page 9: ...8...

Page 10: ...lian type breads which have crisp chewy crusts Either active dry or bread machine fast rising yeast can be used at this setting An audible alert will sound during knead cycle to add extra ingredients...

Page 11: ...ff press and hold start stop button down for about three 3 seconds or until the red ON light goes out Once you have started the bread maker the colon between hours and minutes will flash and minutes w...

Page 12: ...edients first followed by dry ingredients then butter or margarine and lastly the yeast After the dry ingredients are added to the pan tap to settle then level dry ingredients pushing some of the flou...

Page 13: ...display and an audible alert will sound to let you know the bread is done If program is locked in hold LOCK button down for 3 seconds or until word LOCK disappears from display Turn bread maker off by...

Page 14: ...an and follow recipe directions to complete the recipe The bread maker will automatically turn itself off after the dough cycle is complete the red ON light will go out and the LOCK button will automa...

Page 15: ...washed in an automatic dishwasher This can cause damage to the bearing that turns the knead bar and reduce the non stick qualities of the coating causing the bread to stick 1 Unplug cord from electric...

Page 16: ...dd ingredients such as raisins nuts cheese etc to prevent over mixing or crushing Ignore alert if not adding ingredients If you need to make any adjustment to the recipe such as adding a little more f...

Page 17: ...Too much flour Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon Measure flour accurately leveling off measuring cup See pg 5 5 Dark crust color too thick DARK crust setting used Use LIGHT or MEDIUM crust color settin...

Page 18: ...rogramming control panel press start stop button to turn machine on Knead bar must be on shaft in bottom of pan before adding ingredients 16 Burning odor noted during operation Ingredients spilled ins...

Page 19: ...nner Rolls Bread Sticks Total Calories 128 4 Total Fat g 2 4 Total Carb g 23 4 Total 59 6 Total Fat g 1 5 Total Carb g 9 8 Total Protein g 4 0 Fiber g 1 0 Chol mg 5 1 Protein g 1 9 Fiber g 0 3 Chol mg...

Page 20: ...gredients pushing some of the mixture into the corners Place butter into corners of pan 3 Make a well in center of dry ingredients add yeast Lock pan into bread maker 4 Program for recommended Bread S...

Page 21: ...gredients except yeast to pan Tap pan to settle dry ingredients then level ingredients pushing some of the mixture into the corners Place butter into corners of pan 3 Make a well in center of dry ingr...

Page 22: ...dry ingredients then level ingredients pushing some of the mixture into the corners Place butter into corners of pan 3 Make a well in center of dry ingredients add yeast Lock pan into bread maker 4 Pr...

Page 23: ...for SWEET and desired Bread Color Program TIMER if being used Start bread maker When alert sounds during kneading period add raisins and nuts if desired Close cover When done turn off and remove brea...

Page 24: ...o settle dry ingredients then level ingredients pushing some of the mixture into the corners Place butter into corners of pan 3 Make a well in center of dry ingredients add yeast Lock pan into bread m...

Page 25: ...Brush with butter or slightly beaten egg white and bake in preheated 350 F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown Serve warm CRESCENT ROLLS FOUR LEAF CLOVER ROLLS Divide dough into 4 equal pi...

Page 26: ...Place dough onto floured surface Knead dough about 1 minute then let rest 15 minutes 5 Roll dough into a rectangle about 15 x 10 inches Spread cup softened butter over dough to within 1 inch of edges...

Page 27: ...r online at www westbend com Be sure to include the catalog number of your Bread Maker 410 found on the back of your machine a description of what you want and the quantity Along with this information...

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