Hints And Tips - Breville VBM003 Instruction Booklet

hints and tips

General
Always add the ingredeients in the order shown in the recipe. It's important to keep the
yeast away from the liquids. Use the ingredients at room temperature (20º to 25ºC). The
temperature can affect yeast activity and will affect the quality of the bread.
Important measuring tips
Each ingredient in the loaf of bread plays a specific role, so it is extremely important to
measure the ingredients correctly to get the best results.
Always use the measuring spoon supplied with your bread maker. Never use household
cutlery becasue they can vary greatly in size and will lead to the inaccurate measuring of
ingredients.
Wherever possible we recommend weighing bulk ingredients such as flour on a kitchen
scale. However, for your convenience, if kitchen scales are not available, the recipes also
include volumes by cup. Other dry ingredients can be measured using the spoon and cup
provided, and some butter wrappers provide weight guidelines.
Liquids
Fill the spoon or cup provided to the level indicated. Check your cup measurements by
placing the measuring cup on a flat surface and reading the measurement at eye level.
Solid Fats
When using butter and margarine it is important to chop the ingredients into cubes before
adding to the bread pan. Butter and margarine should be added at room temperature.
Use unsalted butter or margarine.
Adding Fruit and Nuts
Fruit and nuts are added towards the end of the kneading cycle. The machine will beep to
let you know it is time to add fruit or nuts. If they are added before the Fruit and Nut beep,
the fruit will be pureed due to excessive kneading.
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