Panasonic Breadmakers Tips and Quick Questions Thread

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We get a lot of quickfire questions and tips about Panasonic breadmakers, and I thought it would be a good idea to try to keep them all on one thread.
Please try to keep this to tips and quick questions about Panasonic BMs, rather than discussion.
Other threads you might find useful are:
I am in love with my Panasonic breadmaker
Is it worth buying a breadmaker?
The complete breadmaking collection
The Morphy Richards Fastbake BM club
Penny. x
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Please try to keep this to tips and quick questions about Panasonic BMs, rather than discussion.
Other threads you might find useful are:
I am in love with my Panasonic breadmaker
Is it worth buying a breadmaker?
The complete breadmaking collection
The Morphy Richards Fastbake BM club
Penny. x
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Quick Question - best flours/yeast to buy? Have all the usual supermarkets beside me so I can take my pick (but would prefer ASDA as I get staff discount). Looking for one that is reasonably priced. Is there any I should avoid that don't give good results?
I use exactly the same as 'trying very trying', and I get Adsa discount too. I always use Hovis yeast in the green sachets but Asda seem to have stopped selling this brand so I get that from Morrisons now. Get good results with this combination so am loath to try anything else.
As for the yeast, I only use fresh yeast from the bakers section of ASDA. They give it away free in small quantities if you ask. Swap it out like for like and it works brilliant even on a timer.
If it's still heavy after you change your yeast, add half a teaspoon extra of sugar.
Rolls are harder to master, mixing it then let it rise once. Remove from mixing bowl then knock down and let rise to double it's size before cooking, this should help.
So far the Panasonic has been pretty foolproof (other than when this fool forgot the paddle and forgot to add the dried fruit for fruit rolls!).
I make the spiced loaf recipe into rolls and they are lovely!
Can I ask which recipe you're using? That way we can see what improvements you might make
Penny. x