
•Liquids:ActivateTheYeastAndBindTheDough
Liquidsincludeallthewetingredientsusedintherecipe.Traditionalbreadbakershavebeen
taughtcorrectlythatwarmliquid(110-115°F)willactivatedryyeast.However,whenyeastis
usedina breadmachine,theliquidtemperaturemostlikelytoprovidea goodenvironmentfor
theyeastis80°F.Atthistemperature,theyeastactivatesgraduallytoaccommodatethe
programofthemachine.Whenhotterliquidsareused,theyeastnotonlyactivatestooquickly,
theentiredoughbecomestoowarm.Ifthetemperatureofthedoughrisesabove100°Fduring
therisetimes,theyeastdoesnotdiebutbecomesverylethargicandineffective.
Becauseclimatesandseasonsoftheyearcausea widevarietyofhumiditylevels,theliquid
amountscalledforina recipemayhavetobeadjusted.Flourwillnotacceptthesameamount
ofwaterina moist,humidclimateasitwillina dryclimate.Forexample,Floridaresidentswill
alwaysuselessliquidthanArizonaresidents.
Wisconsinbakerswilluselessliquidintheirmachinesinthesummerthaninthewinter.The
differencemaybeasmuchas1AtoV2cupofliquid.Whenbreadiskneading,thedoughshould
bea soft,tacky
ball.
Moreflour,onetablespoonata time,maybeaddedafter5 minutesof
kneadingifthedoughistoowet.
Moreliquidmaybeaddedalso,onetablespoonata time,ifthedoughistoodry.Ifthebread
fallsduringthebakingcycleand/orisquitecoarse,reducethetotalliquidamount.
Whenthemachineissetonthedelaytimer,reducetheamountofliquidinmostrecipesby1
tablespoonandbesuretheliquidisvery
cold.
Eggsarealsoconsideredpartofthetotalliquidamount.Oneeggmeasure1Acup.Ifitdoesnot,
addadditionalwatertoequalV4cupperegg.AneggwhiteisequaltoVscup.Ifitdoesnot,add
additionalwatertoequalVscup.Eggsneedtobeatroomtemperaturebeforeputtingitinthe
machine.Ifeggsaretakendirectlyfromtherefrigerator,placethemina bowlofwarmwaterto
takeoffthechillbeforecracking.DONOTUSEEGGSORANYPERISHABLEFOODSWITH
THEDELAYEDSETTING.
Recipeswhichrequirenonfatdrymilkcansubstitutefreshmilk.Omitthedrymilkandreplace
partorallofthewaterintherecipewithmilk.Drymilk,likeliquidmilk,willmakethecrumb
structurehavea morevelvetytexture.Freshmilkisnotrecommendedwiththedelayedsetting.
Alwaysplaceingredientsintothebreadpanintheorderlistedintherecipesinthisbook.
Alwayskeepyeastdry.
NOTE: Fresheggs,sourcream,milk,cream,andcottagecheesearenotrecommendedfor
DelayedBakingwiththeTimertoavoidspoilage.
Freshmilkcanbesubstitutedfornon-fatdrymilkonly:
•ifthesamemeasurementofwaterisdeductedfromtherecipe
•ifthemilkdoesnotmoistentheyeastbeforekneading
AdditionalIngredients: Fruits,NutandVegetables
Whenaddingfruit,nutandvegetables,theirsugar,fat,andwatercontentsmustbeconsidered.
Totalweightoffruit,nuts,orvegetablesshouldnotexceed15%oftheflourweight.Theheight
ofthebreadmaybelowerbecausethechoppedadditionalingredientscuttheglutenstructure.
Resistthetemptationtoaddmorethanspecifiedintherecipe.Forthebestresults,waitforthe
beepertosoundduringthe2ndkneadandaddtheextraingredientsatthattime.