Troubleshooting Guide - Kenwood BM350 Instructions Manual

troubleshooting guide

Following are some typical problems that can occur when making bread in your bread maker. Please review the
problems, their possible cause and the corrective action that should be taken to ensure successful bread
making.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Bread does • Wholemeal breads will be lower than
not rise white breads due to less gluten
enough forming protein in whole wheat flour.
• Not enough liquid.
• Sugar omitted or not enough added.
• Wrong type of flour used.
• Wrong type of yeast used.
• Not enough yeast added or too old.
• Rapid bread cycle chosen.
• Yeast and sugar came into contact
with each other before kneading cycle.
2. Flat loaves, • Yeast omitted.
no rising. • Yeast too old.
• Liquid too hot.
• Too much salt added.
• If using timer, yeast got wet before
bread making process started.
3. Top inflated - • Too much yeast.
mushroom- • Too much sugar.
like in • Too much flour.
appearance. • Not enough salt.
• Warm, humid weather.
4. Top and sides • Too much liquid.
cave in.
• Too much yeast.
• High humidity and warm weather may
have caused the dough to rise too fast.
LOAF SIZE AND SHAPE
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SOLUTION
• Normal situation, no solution.
• Increase liquid by 15ml/3tsp.
• Assemble ingredients as listed in recipe.
• You may have used plain white flour
instead of strong bread flour which has
a higher gluten content.
• Do not use all-purpose flour.
• For best results use only fast action
"easy blend" yeast.
• Measure amount recommended and
check expiry date on package.
• This cycle produces shorter loaves. This
is normal.
• Make sure they remain separate
when added to the bread pan.
• Assemble ingredients as listed in recipe.
• Check expiry date.
• Use liquid at correct temperature for
bread setting being used.
• Use amount recommended.
• Place dry ingredients into corners of pan
and make slight well in centre of dry
ingredients for yeast to protect it from
liquids.
• Reduce yeast by 1 / tsp.
4
• Reduce sugar by 1tsp.
• Reduce flour by 6 to 9tsp.
• Use amount of salt recommended in
recipe.
• Reduce liquid by 15ml/3 tsp and yeast
by 1 / tsp.
4
• Reduce liquid by 15ml/3tsp next time or
add a little extra flour.
• Use amount recommended in recipe or
try a quicker cycle next time.
• Chill the water or add milk straight from
the fridge