I received a nice bread machine for Christmas. I made the first loaf last night, and it tastes great, but there are some problems:
1) The bread is very thick. What can I adjust to make it more light and fluffy?
2) Today, the day after, the bread is very tough on the bottom 10%, but otherwise still in good shape on the top part of the loaf. It's very hard to cut when you're slicing near the bottom.
3) I noticed the bread is a little dry. I put a slice in the microwave to warm it up, and it was pretty rough once it cooled down a little. Not sure why.
I'm looking for the kind of consistancy that you get when you buy a loaf at the store, but fresher (since I made it! ). Can anyone point me in the right direction?
This was just a normal white bread loaf, I want to get this basic recipe down before I do anything fancy.
Also, I DID use the recipe that came with the bread maker, and I put the ingredients in just as the instructions said.
It's not a bad loaf, but I was hoping it would be better than that which I buy at the store! I know it can be... I'm just doing something wrong. I used all good ingredients and everything, I just need to adjust something...
-Chris
1) The bread is very thick. What can I adjust to make it more light and fluffy?
2) Today, the day after, the bread is very tough on the bottom 10%, but otherwise still in good shape on the top part of the loaf. It's very hard to cut when you're slicing near the bottom.
3) I noticed the bread is a little dry. I put a slice in the microwave to warm it up, and it was pretty rough once it cooled down a little. Not sure why.
I'm looking for the kind of consistancy that you get when you buy a loaf at the store, but fresher (since I made it! ). Can anyone point me in the right direction?
This was just a normal white bread loaf, I want to get this basic recipe down before I do anything fancy.
Also, I DID use the recipe that came with the bread maker, and I put the ingredients in just as the instructions said.
It's not a bad loaf, but I was hoping it would be better than that which I buy at the store! I know it can be... I'm just doing something wrong. I used all good ingredients and everything, I just need to adjust something...
-Chris