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does anyone have any tips on baking bread successfully using a bread making machine? my loaves come out very dense and within one day the loaf is as hard as a brick and inedible! I follow the instructions exactly, putting the ingredients in the tin in the correct order. sometimes i think the machine has a mind of its own and it doesnt like me, as my husband's results are so much better than mine, and we both do exactly the same thing!
thanks.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.What sort of bread maker do you have. I think some of the cheaper ones don't produce such good results. I would agree with the earlier answer about using some white flour with wholemeal (I use 30% to 70%) and it is important to use strong bread flour. The addition of vit C can help with the rise and texture and using an acurate measure for the fluid is essential too. A large measuring jug doesn't give enough accuracy for me so better to use a smaller measure and fill it several times. As for keeping quality - mine will last to the next day very well if there is any left but it doesn't last as long as bought bread as there aren't the preservatives in it.
celiabedelia, I have a Goodmans Cuisine, it should have been a hundred pounds but I got it on offer at 50. It is an all-singing, all-dancing machine with several programmable functions and a fruit and nut dispenser.
My hubby is quite happy to make the bread, but even his is rock solid the next day. There are only two of us so we cant eat it all on the same day. The idea of finishing the bread off in an ordinary oven sounds good, I will try that.
I found he same problems as you, chappie. Then Ibought a book called Fresh Bread in the Morning from Your Bread Machine by Annette Yates. It is only about �3.99 in Waerstones (they also have it on Amazon).
The recipes are much simpler that the ones which came with the machine, and the results are much better.
I've recommended this book to several people and they have all been delighted with it.