Why isn't my bread machine making any bread?
I bought a new 1-pound bread machine. After many tries, the machine has yet to make any bread. I am using all raw ingredients, as the local supermarket does not sell any bread machine mixes.
- I tried following some of the recipes in the included recipe book and marketing video, which requires that the the flour and yeast be placed in the machine last, on top of the liquid ingredients.
- I also tried these Bread Machine Bread steps from Allrecipes.com, which asks for the yeast, 40°C water, and sugar to be placed in the machine first, to sit for 10 minutes, but I used the ingredient measurements described in the machine's recipe book, as my machine is only 1 lb.
- Some recipes on-line call for "bread machine yeast", but I can only find "dry active yeast".
After the clock reached 0, I opened the machine and always found either: (a) the ingredients just compacted and cracked, but dry and not mixed up or (b) a yellow, jelly-like blob, somewhat baked, but still soft, with unmixed, still dry and powdery flour at the top.
- What do I need to do to get my bread machine to work?
- Do I need to mix the ingredients before putting them into the machine?
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If you are using the DOUGH cycle and your bread is not rising out all, this may be a clue you left out the yeast, your yeast is dead, or the room where your bread machine sits is too cold (move it to a warmer place). “Your bread machine has no brain.”Why is my bread maker not baking?
The first thing to do is go through your recipe and consider whether or not one of the measurements was obviously wrong. Next, check that the yeast and flour you used are of the correct type for the recipe and that they're not out of date. The next most common cause is too much liquid in your dough.Why is my bread not forming?
If the dough is too dry, then there will be dry and crumbly bits and it will not have formed a ball. Again, you start the mixer on low and add water a teaspoon at a time. this is correct!Why is my bread dough runny in bread machine?
If your dough appears too wet or dry after five minutes of kneading, add in more flour or water in one teaspoon increments until it forms a cohesive, smooth ball around the blade. An overly wet loaf will result in a sunken middle, and one that's too dry will yield a small, dense brick.Why Isn't Solar Power More Mainstream?
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