Soggy top loaf with new Pansonic breadmaker

[saucisson]

I like this one star review:

1.0 out of 5 stars WOW !! buy one now, 16 Sep 2008
By L. J. Warr (Southampton UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Can i just say that i'm not one to part with my hard earned cash very easily but after 2 months of reading reviews, i bought the SD 254 and have never looked back.
It takes me 5 minuets to put all the ingrediants in and press the program button and off we go, 2 hours later i have fab bread. This machine is easy to use, load and clean
So give it a go

[Mike D]

I have a Panasonic SD-253 and have now given up on it I'd had enough of turning out bricks. (They did get used as rusk for sausages tho', so not wasted)


I use it for mixing the dough only now, and then do the rest in the Aga - since I adopted this method my breadmaking has been very good. I usually do Wheels soft rolls, but would like to get a large loaf tin (the ones available in supermarkets etc are just too small) ..any suggestions on large loaf tins??

Cheers!

[jenny_haddow]

Try Lakeland, they do a 2lb tin if I'm not mistaken. I also got a very large tin in TK Max if you have one near you.

Jen

[wheels]

ebay?

[jenny_haddow]

Kitchenfoods do a two and a half pound bread tin for about £7.00

Jen

[Gordon]

I use a 2lb silicon loaf tin, Kitchenfoods dough improver and Kitchenfoods mixer recipe/method and the oven ..... works every time

[Oddley]

Hi poppikin
If you are still having problems, can I suggest you make sure you have a new in date packet of bread flour, plus a brand new packet of quick yeast.

Now, follow Jenny's recipe exactly, Putting in the ingredient's in the following order

1: Yeast
2: Bread Flour
3: Salt
4: sugar
5: Milk Powder
6: Olive Oil
7: Water

Set the bread machine too: Basic/XL/Dark Crust

Take bread out as soon as it is done.

If you still are not satisfied I would return the bread machine to Amazon.

I adjusted my recipe with a bit more hydration. As expected the rise was better. I'm now happy with the recipe I use, the bread is very good.

As you can see the rise was so good the heat didn't have time to crisp the very top of the crust. Notice the flakes on the crust, I have always considered this a sign of a good crust therefore a good rise and crumb. No complaints about this machine. Yet

[johnfb]

Why is the milk powder added and can it be used in breadmaking in a loaf tin in the oven?

[jenny_haddow]

I understand it helps keep the bread fresher for longer, and yes it can be used in hand made bread.

Jen

[saucisson]

I did a lot of research into flour improvers before I gave up trying to create my own, and just bought it

The protein in the milk powder can help in the rise especially if the flour is low in protein.

I would unashamedly just buy a big bag of flour improver and be done with it

Dave

[saucisson]

Here is a good place to look :

http://www.kitchenfoods.co.uk/gbu0-cats ... rover.html

Dave

[jenny_haddow]

Absolutely! I've just decided to try their cake improver, no more sponges like frisbees I hope!

Jen

[saucisson]

As Emma of KitchenFoods has kindly linked to our forum in her recommended sites section I thought I'd mention they have started a new breadmaking forum over there.

Dave

[jenny_haddow]

I can see cake improver being a regular purchase, just made a victoria sponge to die for! Back to bread tins, Emma has a 4lb tin in her ebay shop at the moment for £8.99.

Back to the original topic of this thread, I hope poppikin has had a successful loaf out of her Panasonic.

Jen

[saucisson]

Jen, I prefer the discus, frisbee implies there is air inside it




Dave