Breville VBM003 Instruction Booklet page 17

Dry Ingredients
Use the spoon or cup provided (don't use tableware spoons or cups). Put the dry
ingredients loosely into the spoon or cup and level off with a flat knife. This is particularly
important with flour. Do not pack dry ingredients down into the cup, unless otherwise
stated in the recipe.
Freshness
Ensure all ingredients are fresh and used before the specified use-by-date. Avoid using
perishable ingredients such as milk, yoghurt, eggs or cheese with the time delay function.
Store dry ingredients in airtight containers, to prevent drying out.
Slicing Bread
For best results, wait at least 10 minutes before slicing, as the bread needs time to cool.
Place loaf on its side and cut in a sawing motion with a serrated bread knife. For easy
and even slicing we recommend using a bread knife or electric knife.
Freezing Bread
Make sure the bread has completely cooled. Slice and wrap the bread in plastic, before
freezing.
Toppings
Ingredients such as herbs, sesame seeds and chopped bacon can be added to the top of
the bread during the baking stage. Open the lid of the Breadmaker, gently brush the top
of the loaf with a little milk or egg yolk and sprinkle with topping (do not allow ingredients
to fall outside the pan). Close the lid and allow baking to continue.
This step needs to be done quickly to prevent the bread from sinking. The
Breadmaker gets very hot during baking, always use caution to prevent injury.
Using Bread Improver
The use of Bread improver is recommended to achieve optimum results, but is not an
essential ingredient. Bread improver will increase the gluten content of the flour mix. It
will also influence the structure, size and texture of the bread, so that it does not collapse
when baking.
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