Adjusting Recipes - Sunbeam 5825 User Manual

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DJUSTING ECIPES
Weather conditions, storage of ingredients, the temperature of
ingredients and exactness of measuring ingredients can alter the
size, shape or texture of the bread. Once you recognize the cause,
adjustments can be made to compensate for variables.
About 5 minutes after you press Start, lift the cover and check the
contents of the bread pan. The ingredients will be mixing and
staring to form a ball. The dough ball should have an even
consistency, if not, an adjustment may be necessary.
When making bread by hand, the old-fashioned way, the amount
of flour is the control for adjusting. For example, most conventional
bread recipes read: 6 – 7 cups flour. That 1 cup difference is
the allowance to adjust the dough to the correct consistency.
We recommend using the liquid amount to make the adjustment.
Start with the suggested amount of liquid in your recipe.
Make the adjustment, adding 1 Tbsp. at a time, during the
first knead cycle while the machine is still kneading.
If adjusted ingredient did not completely mix into the dough,
press Start/Stop (hold down the button until the display reverts to
setting). Restart by pressing the Select button to reach the desired
setting, then press Start/Stop.
If the baked loaf falls while baking, too much liquid was used.
Next time, reduce liquid by 1 or 2 Tbsp. If the bread is small,
heavy or has a dense, moist texture, the dough was too dry.
Next time, increase liquid.
Not all recipes will produce the same size loaf. When using
whole grain flours, wheats and grains, the loaf will be smaller.
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