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Hard Bread Machine Bread

My bread machine bread came out hard and compact. What went wrong?


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Always make sure you follow the recipe and measure ingredients properly. Using bread flour, not all-purpose flour, is important, as bread flour has more protein and will hold the structure of the bread better. Check the date on your yeast container to make sure your yeast is not old. Make sure you are using the correct recipe size for the size of your cooker. If the recipe only makes a 1-pound loaf and your machine has a 2-pound capacity, the loaf will look small. Also, make sure you are using the proper settings on your machine for the recipe.

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Posted 2009-01-12T21:52:59Z
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gravity pulls the dough down and compacts the bread into a hard loaf.
Posted 2009-02-12T19:18:59Z
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sounds like the yeast was dead. maybe it was dead when you put it in the machine. proof some to check. maybe another ingredient (the liquid) or the machine was too hot. liquids should be comfortable for your finger; if you pull your finger out because it's burning, the heat will also kill yeast.  if the machine is heating during the mixing process, it is defective. [the dough naturally warms through yeast fermentation.] there is a small chance that you put the yeast and the salt together and the contact killed the yeast. that's why many recipes instruct one to mix the salt into the flour.  hope this helps
Posted 2009-02-26T08:04:26Z
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could be wrong flower,bakeing to fast?maybe not the right amount of ingredents.
Posted 2009-08-13T05:39:25Z
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