New Panasonic SD255 - bread not rising - help please

larmy16

It was probably the flour as I have been through a similar saga with mine recently. Changed the flour and we are back in business.

darthpaul

I am currently experiencing the same symptoms has been last 2 bags of flour. 1 was wholemeal Allisons and current is hovis white. Tried yeast in the fridge and warm water with the last one and it didnt make any difference. Also moved it to a corner of the kitchen away from doors and windows. Havent tried less salt yet though.

nell2

I usually buy Doves flour which rises beautifully. However, couldn't get it last week and got Hovis instead. I couldn't get it to rise either, but now I've got Doves again everything is fine. I think different batches of flour vary, and the current Hovis didn't seem to work very well for me.

falady

hiya,

try adding a bit of extra sugar, esp when doing wholemal loaves - i find that this makes my loaves rise better.

ali x

Cherry_Hinton_Blue

I love my Panasonic SD-255 too, and after a year, I was amazed to get a duff loaf from it this week for almost the first time - it was quite sadly flat. After much head-scratching, we realised that the (Hovis) yeast was a month past its sell-by date (we must have been operating a last-in first-out policy in the cupboard) and I suspect that explained everything. So one more thing to check folks!

Andy_Hamilton

The best ever website to use if you have any problems with a panasonic bread maker is one I found by accident. It's Panasonic's Japanese website but it's in english. http://panasonic.co.jp/appliance/global/products/bread_bakery/troubles.html

I found using Lidl white flour and fresh yeast, following the recipie correctly creates fantastic results everytime.

Gangstabird

It's extremely important to put your yeast in first under the flour so that the water can't touch it.

Try some cheapo tescos fast yeast, and make sure it goes in first. I bet you 50p that it will rise as you want it to.

Failing that, tell Panasonic, they are usually very good with customer queries.

Mario_Sunshine

After 10 years of using a brilliant LG bread maker almost every day I decided to replace it as the pan's been put in the sink too many times.
The SD255 has just arrived and I was surprised to see Panasonic recommends putting the yeast in first "to keep it dry".
For years I have been told (with great success) to put in the liquid first, then the flour, then the other ingredients on top of the flour in separate corners. I don't see how the yeast can remain dry if it's on the bottom.
What's the general opinion on this?

BTW, I've found Sainsbury's strong flours to be very successful, though they've changed the packaging recently. Probably the same flour though.

angelavdavis

Mario, like you I have been using another brand bread machine with great effect - in my case, I have a Morphy Richards fastbake.

At Christmas I treated myself to a special offer Panny and to be honest, I haven't produced a decent loaf out of it, find it takes a lot longer for the same bread making process and so eventually went back to the MR.

Occasionally I get brave and try out the Panny but still no success with the same ingredients I am using for the MR.

The separating the yeast from the fluid is because it has a 20 minute "resting" process where the ingredients sit before the mixing starts. I find with my MR that it starts working straight away.

I get the best results from Lidl's bread flour.

I hope you have more luck than me, any tips - fire them my way!!!

Penelope_Penguin

Mario_Sunshine wrote: »

The SD255 has just arrived and I was surprised to see Panasonic recommends putting the yeast in first "to keep it dry".
For years I have been told (with great success) to put in the liquid first, then the flour, then the other ingredients on top of the flour in separate corners. I don't see how the yeast can remain dry if it's on the bottom.
What's the general opinion on this?

I have a Panasonic and put the water and other ingredients in first, flour on top, and yeats on top of that. I'm convinced that the water is far less likely to soak upwards than to soak downwards

BTW - mine has worked perfectly every time, apart from when there was "user error" I sliced my fresh "spiced fruit bread" this morning to find I'd forgotten the fruit - I remembered that I'd taken the raisins from the cupboard, eaten some, and put them away :rotfl: Spiced bread is nice with HM rhubarb and ginger jam

Penny. x