Any Home Bakers Here?

[Happy Novogens]

This is before, when I wasn’t measuring flour properly.

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This is after when I measured flour properly.

Darn! I'm trying to watch my carbs some but seeing that beautiful loaf makes me want some homemade bread!

 

[microchick]

Question for y'all concerning bread machines.

I have a Hamilton Beach model that is about 7 years old now. Never caused me any trouble till recently.

I use it when I'm tired to make bread to hold us over till I can make my usual Amish Sweet White recipe. Three days ago I threw in the ingredients before bedtime expecting bread to be waiting for me in the morning. I always use warm water and proof my yeast in it before I add the flour, oil and salt. Next morning I had a lump of bread. It had increased in size....a little. But it was heavy and only about 7 inches tall. I thought maybe I hadn't had the water warm enough so that night threw in ingredients again. Yesterday morning, same thing only this time the top of the bread wasn't browned but the body of the bread instead of being 'light' was dark...very dark and I had the setting on 'light' crust.

I turned in and made bread by hand to test my yeast, nope, I got two perfect loaves of bread.

Anybody have any idea what has happened to the HB? Is it overheating and killing the yeast? Needless to say it's out of here at this point but I'm just curious as to what has gone wrong with it.

 

[jnicholes]

Question for y'all concerning bread machines.

I have a Hamilton Beach model that is about 7 years old now. Never caused me any trouble till recently.

I use it when I'm tired to make bread to hold us over till I can make my usual Amish Sweet White recipe. Three days ago I threw in the ingredients before bedtime expecting bread to be waiting for me in the morning. I always use warm water and proof my yeast in it before I add the flour, oil and salt. Next morning I had a lump of bread. It had increased in size....a little. But it was heavy and only about 7 inches tall. I thought maybe I hadn't had the water warm enough so that night threw in ingredients again. Yesterday morning, same thing only this time the top of the bread wasn't browned but the body of the bread instead of being 'light' was dark...very dark and I had the setting on 'light' crust.

I turned in and made bread by hand to test my yeast, nope, I got two perfect loaves of bread.

Anybody have any idea what has happened to the HB? Is it overheating and killing the yeast? Needless to say it's out of here at this point but I'm just curious as to what has gone wrong with it.

Here’s a link that I use to troubleshoot my bread machine. It may have the answer for you.

https://www.zojirushi.com/blog/common-bread-baking-problems/

 

[microchick]

Thanks Sequel.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

I am trying out a new bread, sweet potatoes, it has risen faster than planned, so I have to put it in the oven now, instead of tomorrow morning

 

[jnicholes]

Thanks Sequel.

Uh, it’s Jared, actually.

 

[microchick]

Oops, sorry Jared, my bad.

Thank you.

 

[jnicholes]

Oops, sorry Jared, my bad.

Thank you.

No problem.

 

[Happy Novogens]

Okay. So I caved. All this talk of bread made me get out my bread machine and make a chocolate, chocolate chip bread. Did it express bake (since I'm impatient) and sliced it while it was still warm (since I'm impatient, lol).

 

[jnicholes]

Bread machine raisin bread is done.