But, I make white bread mostly. Am I stuck with this stuff? Do I need to alter the ratio. My loaf collapsed some.
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I've only had good results with this yeast. I'm not an expert and I don't know how much you know, so I'll keep it simple. Make sure your water is 105-115 when adding to yeast with sugar to activate. Let dough rise for longer times before baking. Otherwise good product
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Proofing the yeast helps a lot. 1/4 cup water, 1 packet yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar - bubbles n foam = good else the yeast went bad. You can also proof the bread place dough in oven above a pot of boiling water to bring the unbaked bread above room temperature. These methods wake the yeast up and help suatain the fermentation process. Always store unused yeast in cool dry place. At the price i bought these for ~$13 for 48 packets one or two bad packs dont make much of a differernce' just toss in another pack to proof.
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In making (French) white and whole wheat boules with this active dry yeast, I've not altered ratios but rise times and enjoyed the results in rise, crumb, etc. The second rise seems to take a little longer to double-when I've rushed it, in the oven my loaf collapsed a little, too.
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No you do not need to alter. It should not have been the yeast that made it fall, I make white french bread with it all the time with no problems.
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I usually make whole wheat, however this time I ran out and only had white all purpose. I substituted for my 2 cups of ww and used 3 cups white but what is different from other recipes is the added 1/4 cup instant potato flakes. My loaf turned out beautiful! I also used my new stoneware bread pan so that may have made a difference too.
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Actually, I used a regular hand mixer and baked it in a regular loaf pan. I didn't use a stand mixer, nor the bread machine. I might try the bread machine the next time, but my way was easier. Turned out great! Did that answer your question?
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I'm adding to my previous answer. I did use a whole egg, and 2 egg whites, then I used warm water to make up the difference of 3/4 cup liquid. My bread turned out really good.
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I had that problem, too. After spending all weekend tweaking around with the recipe that came with it, I finally got a good loaf when I cut the salt back by 1/4 tsp. Just make sure that you use Active Dry Yeast, and, NOT Quick Rising Yeast.
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I've had similar issues with a completely different bread maker and I think it's just something you have to accept about bread machines. My mom suggested pouring at least some of the oil over the paddle posts *before* putting the paddles on to make them come out more easily. However, this means they'll still be in the bread.
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Using the full box produces a 1 1/2lb. loaf. My bread machine (horizontal) is meant for a 2lb. loaf but this works fine for me. The first time the loaf was lopsided so now I just check before the final rise and center it in the pan if needed. Fantastic bread, especially if you use coconut oil instead of butter.
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I mixed my bread in a bread maker, just the dough, and my bread using an egg substitute turned out light and fluffy. I put it in the oven and completed baking.
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Hi Alice. I baked my first loaf as the directions showed with the least expensive store bought box I could find. It came out fine, smelled wonderful, and I hated to throw it out. I cleaned the machine and it has worked like a charm ever since. Enjoy your machine, it's the best!
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HI-- My bread came out like a normal loaf-- I did use regular eggs-- and I used whole eggs. I also added a 1/4 cup sugar away from the yeast. My Machine guidelines say to start with all wet ingredients on the bottom of the pan (make sure your water is warm enough) then add the dry ingredients with the yeast on the top on one side of the pan and I put the ¼ cup additional sugar on the other. I chose the darker crust option. My bread came out pretty good.
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Never had a problem with this bread maker. We use to have fallen loafs with our old one so we modified the recipe using slightly less yeast. Good luck
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I made both whole wheat, and 70% wholewheat. Both great but I find that 100% is better made with a 1.5 tablespoons of sugar instead of molasses. Less dense and sticky. I also made the "Seven Grain' loaf using '10 grain cereal" - great but next time I shall use sugar instead of the molasses.
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My first loaf came out only 3 inches high -- I followed the instructions to the mark. I read a post on a tip website and so the 2nd loaf I added VERY warm water as opposed to regular warm, added a 2nd half packet of yeast, and chose the gluten free setting on my bread maker and the dark crust setting (Pamela says NOT to use the Gluten Free setting) -- anyway -- 2nd loaf came out MUCH better than the first. I'm not really thrilled with this bread.
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I use 21.5 Oz bread flour, .38 oz salt,1.33 Oz DMS, 1.66 Oz sugar, .22oz instant yeast, 1 large egg lightly beaten, 1.66Oz unsalted butter or ghee, 13Oz water. Most likely you are not allowing your yeast enough time to rise. I usually give the first proof 90 min to two hours. The I degas the dough divide equally between the loaf pans and let them rise for another 90 min to 2 hours. It took me about 5 attempts to get it right. Also remember you have to hand roll your loaf dough prior to placing in the pan. This develops the surface tension needed for a good rise.
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I assume you mean 3 split muffins - probably not. Also, I've never toasted white bread but other toast comes out fine. And there are 2 buttons - one to bake and one for convection baking.
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thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank you for the reply.mary mmount@windstream.net thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank... » Read More thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank you for the reply.mary mmount@windstream.net « Show Less
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Whoa...may be the mixer head connecter insertion. Have you made "adjustments" for the height with the tool? Might be some of the problem, too. Mine seems to be somewhat loose at insertion with any of the beater attachments, which made me leery at the beginning; but it whips up double cookie batches with no problem. I make Divinity with it and whips it up great without any over-heat. I never tried it for bread dough, as I like to knead bread myself. I would call the 800 customer service number and talk to them about it, but first try your adjustment tool. Sorry you having problems with it...maybe I need to whip up a batch of French Bread to see how mine does...big snow storm here and roads are un-drivable in Champaign County in IL...so might just get it out and make some bread! :o) Let me know if the adjusting tool helped.
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I don`t mix the flour with all purpose flour in order to rise bread; my bread turns out not high, but very nutritional. You can mix the flour with anything .Good luck!