Bread maker question

[seagullplayer]

I scored a used bread maker this weekend for $5! It works great looks like it had never been used. But looking online it looks like it is no longer made, it did not come with a manual. I don't know how big the loaf pan is.

I have made a couple of loafs of bread and they came out good, but they completely filled the top of the machine, looks like both touched the view window in the top! So when they come out they had a "mushroom" top. I am mixing for a 2 lb loaf, should I be looking at a 1.5 lb loaf size? This doesn't really hurt anything, but it does make it a little tricky to get the loaf out of the machine, you can't get to the handle.

Current recipe:

1 cup water (warm)
1/4 cup milk (warm)
3 cups bread flour
1 egg
1 Tsp salt
1 Tbsp honey
2 Tsp butter
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 pkg yeast

If I cut the flour back to 2 3/4 cups, what do you think the water should go back to? 3/4 cup (plus the 1/4 cup milk)
I can go without milk, but from past experience the milk makes it more "fool proof"...

[Belfrybat]

Your bread maker is probably 1-1/2 lb -- I think most of them are except the jumbo types. Your original recipe has a total of 12 oz liquid to 3 cups of flour (not counting butter or egg). If you cut flour by 1/4 cup, that is 9% less. So you'd cut liquid by 9% also. Actually, if it were me, I'd go down to 2-1/2 cups flour and a total of 10 oz liquid, including oil. I'd cut water by 2 oz and cut oil by 1 tsp.

[snowshoehair]

Perhaps if you post the make and model of your breadmaker, someone out there may have the same one and can give you the best ingredient proportions for your loaves.

[seagullplayer]

Originally Posted by snowshoehair

Perhaps if you post the make and model of your breadmaker, someone out there may have the same one and can give you the best ingredient proportions for your loaves.

Toast Master bread and butter maker, I don't have the model number.

[champ7ac]

We have a bread machine that we have had since 1994. It works great
and wouldn't be without it.
I remember reading that every machine has a limitation as to how many totalcups of flour can be used. My machine does not allow for more than
3 total cups of flour.
Alot of people run into what you did, and when the bread doesn't turn out perfect, they quit using the bread machine.
My experience has been that it is very important to use the exact measurements called for in the recipe. No guessing
Alittle too much yeast, or ingredients in the wrong order will cause this as well. Liquid first, then flour. Salt to be placed around the perimeter of the can. Finished up with the yeast, placed within a small well on the top.
It is important to do it in order, so when your machine pulses the ingredients mix as needed.

good luck with your new find!!

[foxtrapper]

http://kitchen.manualsonline.com/man...duct_list.html

[marinemomtatt]

This site has LOTS of Bread Machine recipes...a great site to bookmark
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Bread/...e/ViewAll.aspx

My bread machines are used for kneading only, I got sick and tired of the inconsistant baking results (mushrooms, valleys and just plain ugly loaves with holes in the bottom where the padle fits)

[mightybooboo]

Originally Posted by marinemomtatt

This site has LOTS of Bread Machine recipes...a great site to bookmark
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Bread/...e/ViewAll.aspx

My bread machines are used for kneading only, I got sick and tired of the inconsistent baking results (mushrooms, valleys and just plain ugly loaves with holes in the bottom where the paddle fits)

Ditto ditto and ditto,that post covers it!

[calliemoonbeam]

This is a direct link to a PDF file for a breadmaker manual. It says it's a "Toastmaster Bread Box", but on page 5 it says "Thank you for purchasing your new TOASTMASTER BREAD AND BUTTER MAKER", so it might be yours or close enough to use.

You can check it and see, if you want, but you need the Adobe reader to read it. I did find mention of a #408598 Toastmaster Bread and Butter maker, but never actually found a manual with those numbers on it. This one says it's model 1195. Good luck!

http://dl.owneriq.net/0/0b29e605-cc4...03f1d146b4.pdf