homemade bread (breadmaker)

stevenhp1987

Hello there, I need some help...

I bought a breadmaker (second hand) the other day, one that does 1lb loafs.

I tried the following recipe:

200g flour
100ml water (out of cold tap)
1pack 7g yeast sachet (dried yeast)
1 1/2 tbs olive oil
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar

It did not rise at all! It was a mess

Does anyone have good recipes, suggestions etc. for making bread in breadmaker (with olive oil rather than butter)

Thanks!

purpleivy

Several things it could be. It was second hand. Does it get warm enough in the sitting still phase after the mix and before the bake? SHould be 40 degrees ish.

More likely to be recipe balance.

I use 500g flour and use the measure provided for salt and sugar. 1tbsp for sugar and 1tsp for salt.


Proportionately you are using more salt and salt inhibits the action of the yeast. Sugar is what gets the yeast going and you are using proportionately less.

I use one tsp dried yeast. SOme yeasts are suitable to just lob into a breadmaker and some aren't. You need one of the 'quick action' ones. They usually say on the pack if they're suitable. I'm not sure how many tsp I would get to 7g, but if you are making by hand you would expect that to make a couple of loaves I would think.

Is your yeast fresh? Iffy yeast can be less than lively and lead to disappointing results.

I always use oil.
It's late and I'm tired so sorry if this is a little disjointed. Making bread could be regarded as a biology/chemistry experiment. ONce you understand how it works, you should be able to improve your success rate. In my experience even ropy homemade bread is nicer than shop bought stuff.

angchris

try using warmish water to get things moving a bit quicker

Woofles

I saw this thread yesterday but didn't want to be the first to reply as I don't have a breadmaker and know things are done slightly differently. My first initial thoughts were that the measure for the salt and sugar should be the other way round, i.e. too much salt and not enough sugar. The water should be lukewarm. When it stopped to prove did you think it had stopped altogether and moved the programme on (can you do that with breadmakers). Try again don't give up.

buxtonrabbitgreen

Have a look on google for the make and you may find a recipe. Breadmakers work differently. The morphy richards I had to put the ingredients in warm water first and yeast last. With the panasonic it is the other way round and the machine gets the ingredients up to the correct temp before mixing.

notjustlaura

I'd say you need more flour - 500g for a 1lb loaf.