Troubleshooting - West Bend L4978 User Manual

Bread & dough maker
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RISE (3)
The dough then goes into the final rise to achieve its maximum height. Again, you may hear faint
clicking sounds during the rise as gentle heat is provided to keep the chamber warm.
BAKE
The bread is then baked for the specified time depending on the Bread Color selection made: Light,
Medium, Dark. An audible alert will sound when the bread is done and 0:00 will appear in the display.
If the bread maker is not turned off, it will automatically go into the Keep Warm mode. After the bread is
removed, deactivate program lock by holding LOCK button down for 3 seconds or until word 'lock'
disappears from display. Then turn bread maker off by holding down the START/STOP button down for
3 seconds or until the red signal light goes out.
Following are some typical problems that can occur when making bread in your bread maker. Please review the problems,
their possible causes and the corrective action that should be taken to ensure successful bread making.
PROBLEM
1. Top inflated,
mushroom-like
in appearance
2. Top and sides
cave in.
3. Center of loaf is
raw, not baked
through.
4. Gnarly,
knotted top.
5. Dark crust
color.

TROUBLESHOOTING

POSSIBLE CAUSE
Too much yeast.
Too much sugar.
Too much flour.
Substituted bread machine/
fast-rising yeast for amount
given for active dry yeast.
Not enough salt.
Warm, humid weather.
May be caused from
baking in high altitude.
Too much liquid.
Too much yeast.
Too much liquid.
Power outage during
operation.
Forgot to put knead
bar in pan.
Not enough liquid.
Too much flour.
Dark crust setting used.
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SOLUTION
Reduce yeast by ¼ to ½ teaspoon.
Reduce sugar by 1 teaspoon.
Reduce flour by 2 to 3 tablespoons.
Use correct amount of bread
machine/fast rising yeast.
Use amount of salt recommended
in recipe.
Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon and
reduce yeast by ¼ to ½ teaspoon.
Make recommended adjustment
for high altitude baking by
reducing yeast by ¼ teaspoon
and reducing liquid by 2 to
3 teaspoons.
Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon.
Use amount recommended in
recipe.
Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon.
If power goes out during
operation, bread maker will be
turned off automatically. You
will need to remove unbaked loaf
from pan and start over with fresh
ingredients.
Always make sure knead bar
is on shaft in bottom of pan
before adding ingredients.
Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon.
Measure flour accurately, leveling
off measuring cup.
Use Light or Medium crust color
setting the next time.

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