Bread Sticking to Breadmaker Pan

4Chickens

Hi all.

I got a shiny new breadmaker, Morphy Richards Fastbake (I think) for Christmas.
I have tried a number of different bread recipes as per the instruction book and my favourite is the french bread recipe, this is the only one where I cannot taste the salt or sugar in the bread.
However, because the bread is sooooo crusty I am struggling to get it out of the breadpan. I do loosen it with a wooden spatula but it takes forever (crumbs everywhere, red faced, hair sticking up and bulging eyes) to get it out.
Any of you had this problem?
Is there anything I can do to minimise the sticking?
All the other loaves come out easily because the crust is fairly soft.

zippychick

there are a couple of ideas here? good luck - ill merge this later!

think theres another thread but i cant think....:o

katylou6180

I swear by a couple of sprays of frylight in the pan....turn upside down and shake.....and bob's your uncle

sarahsarah

Mine is a panasonic one but I run my butter knife around the edge (because it's the thinest knife I own) hold the pan upside down and give it a good hard shake..

beemuzed

I find if the loaf sticks I just have to leave it in the pan for about 10 minutes then it will shake out much more easily. Although it then feels much softer it soon hardens up again.