I'm using a Panasonic, with a 50-50 mix of Wholemeal and White bread flour (both Doves Farm brand). Any ideas what's wrong? It started just being like this when I did 100% wholemeal, so I switched to 50/50. Now it's done it on this recipe too. Any ideas?
So I bought a baking recipe book. I'm not gonna name it because the real problem is my 60 something brain trying to track two recipes on the same damn page. One for 8 slices and one for 12 slices. So despite my efforts to NOT NOT NOT mix n match I ended up with a very wet mess in the tray. Very very wet.....
I couldn't get mad, at me, or the author. So I've decided to blame my dyslexia! Yeah that works!
LOL
I was tracking the recipe on my phone via the Kindle app which was actually showing me three versions of the recipe.
So, moving forward I've restarted and am thinking positive.
The trials and tribulations of life at 60 something are endless, endless!
Hello! I recently got a Cuisinart CBK-210NAS bread machine; I've made bread by hand before but it's a very laborious process, so I decided to get a machine to make things easier. I just baked my first loaf (pictures attached); it was the two pound white sandwich bread, following the recipe in the owner's manual, on the medium crust setting. It came out really good and I'm quite impressed with this particular model! I use Gold Medal AP flour which has always worked well for me. One thing I did do was use a spatula to move some of the dry ingredients away from the corners as the initial kneading was taking place. Taking the paddle out before baking is very simple as the machine beeps and pauses for a moment to let you do this. There's a mix-in dispenser that opens up during kneading; I didn't have any mix-ins, and I just closed the dispenser door so it wouldn't interfere with rising. There are some great tips and recipes in the manual as well!
Is anyone using beeswax bread bags for storage? I do the slice and freeze part of the loaf. The rest of the loaf is on the counter in a plastic storage bag, but that makes the crust soft.
