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Rub a little margarine or butter onto the kneading paddle and position onto the drive shaft.
This prevents the dough from sticking to the kneading paddle and assists with removing the
paddle from the bread after baking.
Select your recipe – it is a good idea to use one of the recipes we have included in this booklet.
The BASIC bread recipe on page 19 is a good recipe to start with. When you are familiar with the
Bread Maker you can use or adapt your own recipes.
1. Add the ingredients to the bread pan as recommended in the recipe.
2. Close the lid.
3. Switch the Bread Maker on. You will hear a beep. The display panel will illuminate and show
the default setting (1, 3.00 the arrow pointing to MEDIUM)
4. Press the MENU button repeatedly until the programme you require is reached.
5. Press the COLOUR button to select the desired crust colour (LIGHT, MEDIUM or DARK)
6. If you want to delay the time the Bread Maker will start press the TIME + or TIME - button.
(for full details see page 9) Skip this step if you want the Bread maker to start immediately.
7. PresstheSTART/STOPbuttonrmlyfor3seconds.
OnceyouhavepressedtheSTART/STOPbuttontheBreadmakerwillautomaticallytakecare
of each step of the bread making process until the loaf is completely cooked. The remaining
time will countdown on the display screen.
Check the dough after a few minutes to make sure that all the flour is incorporated into
the dough. Sometimes flour may be left in the corners of the bread pan. Press the PAUSE
button, open the lid and, using a non stick spatula, simply loosen the flour so it will be evenly
mixed in.
Close the lid again and press PAUSE to recommence the programme.
8. During each programme, after approximately 30 minutes, but this will vary according to
the programme you have selected, you will hear 10 beeps – this tells you that you can add
additional ingredients at this stage. Open the lid, add the ingredients and close the lid again.
There is no need to pause the machine. See “Adding additional flavourings and ingredients”
on page 13.
9. When the programme is complete you will hear 10 beeps and the display screen will show
0:00 the bread will now be automatically kept warm for 60 minutes if you do not switch the
Bread Maker off.
10.PresstheSTART/STOPbuttonrmlytostopthemachine.Thedefaultsettingwillappearin
the display screen (1, 3:00)
11. Open the lid and using an oven glove, turn the bread pan anti-clockwise and gently pull the
pan straight up out of the machine using the handle.
12. Turn the bread pan upside down and gently shake the loaf onto a cooling rack. If the loaf does
not fall out straight away gently loosen the sides of the loaf with a non stick spatula.
13. Leave the loaf to cool for at least 20 – 30 minutes. Sometimes the kneading paddle may remain
in the loaf. If it does, use the hook to remove the paddle from the base of the loaf. Take care as
the kneading paddle will be very hot. Always remove the kneading paddle before slicing the loaf.
Remember; if you do not stop the Bread Maker and remove your loaf the Bread Maker will
automatically switch to KEEP WARM mode. Your bread will be kept warm for 60 minutes to
prevent it from becoming soggy.
For best results, remove the bread as soon as the baking cycle is complete and allow it to cool on
a cooling rack.
Adding additional flavourings and ingredients
You can add many different flavours and ingredients to make a wide variety of delicious breads
for example nuts, seeds, fresh or dried herbs, sun dried tomatoes, olives, fruit, chocolate etc. the
list is endless.
There are two ways you can add these;
1. At the very start – with the main ingredients
If you add the ingredients at the start you will find that they will be very finely distributed
throughout the bread as they will be subjected to the vigorous bread making cycles. For
example if you add sun dried tomatoes at the start you will lose the texture of the tomatoes
but will get an attractive coloured bread with a delicious flavour and aroma but pieces of
tomato will not be detected in the dough. If you add them later on in the cycle you will retain
the texture of the tomatoes.
Foods such as herbs, small seeds e.g. sunflower, sesame or poppy seeds, cheese etc can be
added at the start because they will not lose their texture in the same way.
2. Before the final kneading, rising and baking cycle (the bread maker emits 10 beeps to call you
to the machine).
If you add ingredients before the final kneading and rising cycle the ingredients will be
distributed throughout the dough and will retain more of their shape and texture. Open the lid
after you hear the beeps and add your additional ingredients at this stage.
If you prefer you can add some of the ingredients at the very start so they add an overall flavour
and colour to the dough, retaining some to add later in the cycle so you have some bigger pieces
in the finished bread.
Note
If you are delaying the start time you will need to put all the ingredients into the bread pan at
the beginning. You will also need to consider the moisture content of additional ingredients.
Juicy dried apricots or roasted red peppers may add as much as a tablespoon of juice as they go
through the kneading process. Also, because too much sugar can interfere with the action of
yeast, high sugar additives like candied peel should be added late in the kneading cycle.
Bread maker cycles
Once you start a selected programme the appliance will automatically take care of each step of
the bread making process until the loaf finishes baking. The display screen will count down and
show the remaining time.
