Creating Your Own Yeast Breads; Special Glazes For Yeast Breads; Bread Mixes And Other Recipe Books; Checking Dough Consistency - Breadman TR875 Instruction Manual & Recipe Manual

Creating Your Own Yeast Breads

Even the most inexperienced baker can achieve the satisfying experience of baking a loaf of
bread. All of the mystery and hard work is gone. Inside this talented Breadman® Bread Maker
is a computer brain which instructs the Bread Maker to mix the dough, knead the dough,
allow it to proof (rise) and bake without you being present. The Breadman® Bread Maker will
also prepare dough for you to shape and bake in a conventional oven. The recipes included in
this book were developed for this Bread Maker. Each recipe features ingredients that best
compliment a particular loaf of bread and each was tested in our Breadman®. It is extremely
important not to exceed the amount of flour specified in each recipe, up to approximately 4 to
4-2/3 cups for BREAD baking cycles and 4-2/3 cups for DOUGH cycles, or an unsatisfactory
baking performance could result. When using your own yeast bread recipes to bake an old
favorite, use recipes in this cookbook as a guide for converting portions from your recipe to
your Breadman® Bread Maker.

Special Glazes for Yeast Breads

Give your just-baked bread a professional finish. After glazing, generously sprinkle with your
choice of poppy, sesame or caraway seeds, if desired. Select 1 of the following special glazes to
enhance your bread.
• Egg Glaze: Beat 1 large egg and 1 tablespoon of water together, brush generously
over dough.
NOTE: Apply to breads just before baking.
• Melted Butter Crust: Brush melted butter over just-baked bread for a softer,
more tender crust.
• Milk Glaze: For a softer, shiny crust, brush just-baked bread with milk or cream.
• Sweet Icing Glaze: Mix 1 cup sifted icing sugar with 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk until
smooth to make a consistent glaze. Drizzle the glaze over raisin bread or sweet breads
when they are almost cool.

Bread Mixes and Other Recipe Books

You can use prepackaged bread mixes or other Bread Maker recipes in your Breadman® Bread
Maker. Follow package or recipe directions for making 1.5 or 2 LB loaves. Do not exceed the
Bread Pan capacity.

Checking Dough Consistency

Although the Breadman® Bread Maker will mix, knead, and bake bread automatically, when
baking bread from scratch, it is necessary that you learn to recognize the condition of your
dough.The ratio of flour to liquid is the most critical factor in any bread recipe, yet incorrect
measurements are most easily remedied. After 5 to 10 minutes in the 2nd Knead process, open
the Breadman® Bread Maker to check the consistency of the dough. The dough should be in
a soft, tacky ball (sticky like scotch tape). If it is too dry, add liquid 1/2 to 1 teaspoon at a
time. If it is too wet, add 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of flour at a time.
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