Baffled by breadmaker

Swan_2

Mirtos wrote:

OK. somewhat annoyingly :mad:, my OH has just made a loaf in the BM of doom and it has turned out so much better than mine :doh: HOWEVER, 58 mins before the end, it was gloriously risen and puffy looking, but by 30 mins to go had dropped about 2 inches. We didn't open the BM or make any loud noises. Why did this happen? It's quite tasty, but not as good as by hand IMO. More practice needed I think!

that happened to me when I first started with a BM, & it turned out to be too much water in the mix

if you can't cure the over-rising & collapse any other way, try adding a little less water, then watching the dough as it mixes & if it seems a little dry, add more warm water a Tablespoon at a time till it looks right
or if the deed's already done & the dough looks too wet/soft, add more flour a Tablespoon at a time til it's right

it doesn't take much to upset a BM, they're fussy creatures :rolleyes:

beachbeth

Ive had my breadmaker recipe book delivered this morning but haven't had my breadmaker yet! Amazon now say delivery will be before Thursday! I was so looking forward to having a play with it today!

Mirtos

Thanks guys - I'll try altering the yeast and water content. The recipe is from the manual, and it is as follows:
600gr strong flour
310ml tepid water 1 tblsp veg oil 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp sugar 2 tblsp dried milk powder1 sachet dried active yeastThe recipe tells me to put the liquids in the pan first, with dried ingredients on top, and yeast in a well on top of the flour away from the water.OH's from last night did taste a bit better - we ate half the loaf within 10 mins, and he has taken it in sandwiches today, but I'd like it to LOOK nice too!