sorry you're having problems with this it's a right nuisance. the only main thing you have to know for this Breadmaker i what order you add the ingredients - dry first or liquid. Most machines prefer that you put the liqui ingredients in frist - mine included. I recently lost my manual and it was missing for over a year and I had to try and remember which was way hard - so I understand the annoyance of not having intructions. I was craving a recipe I had for Herby Bread which smelled and tasted out of this world. I only discovered it agai last week having filed it away to a safe place.
Can you not ask the person who gave it to you if they can remember the order for adding the ingredients - this is really only important when using the delay functio
Here is a website I found when I did not know wht to do
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/breadmachine manual.htm
I will type here my recipe for Herby bread from my manual as they should all wrok together
Herb Bread (Makes a large loaf)
345ml luke warm water
1� tbsp butter
1� tsp salt
3� cups high grade flour
2 tbsp milk powder
1� tsp sugar
1� tsp mixed herbs
1� tsp parsley
1� tsp caraway seeds
3 tsp yeast
I normally add poppy seeds and sesame seeds in to give extra flavour and crucnh
You can use the Basic/Rapid setting or Timer Delay with this recipe
Measuree all ingredients into bread pan in correct order listed. Select desired setting (Basic or Rapid). Select crust type. Press Start/Stop to begin. When display reads 0.00 amd beep souds, press startstop to cancel. Remove bread.
Hope you enjoy