Morphy Richards BM48280 manual Other tips, Recipes, Special glazes for

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	electronic brain, the dough is				Other tips		•	After 5 minutes of kneading,
				• Place all recipe ingredients into
	mixed, kneaded, proofed and							open the lid and check the
	baked without you being			the baking pan so that yeast is				dough consistency. The dough
	present. The automatic			not touching any liquid.				should form a soft, smooth
	breadmaker can also just			• After completing the process of				ball. If too dry, add liquid. If too
	prepare the dough, and when							wet, add flour (1/2 to 1
	it's ready, you shape, allow to			making dough in your				tablespoon at a time).
	rise and bake in a conventional			breadmaker, typically when
	oven. The recipes on the			letting dough rise outside the				RECIPES
	following pages are ‘tailored’			breadmaker, allow 30 minutes
	for this breadmaker. Each			or until dough doubles in size.				All of the following recipes use
	recipe features ingredients that			Dough should be lightly
	best compliment a particular			greased and covered with				this same general method:
	loaf of bread, and each was			grease proof paper and a dry		1		Measure ingredients into
	tested in our machines. It is			towel. It should be placed in a
	extremely important not to			warm area free from draughts.				baking pan.
	exceed the amounts of flour			• Humidity can cause problems,		2		Use tepid water 21-28ºC.
	specified in each of the recipes
	or else it could result in			therefore humidity and high		3		Insert baking pan securely into
	unsatisfactory baking			altitudes require adjustments.
	performance. When creating			For high humidity, add an extra				unit, close lid.
	your own yeast bread recipes			tablespoon of flour if		4		Select appropriate bread
	or baking an old favourite, use			consistency is not right. For
	the recipes in this cookbook as			high altitudes, decrease yeast				setting.
	a guide for converting portions			amount by approximately 1/4		5		Push start button.
	from your recipe to your			teaspoon, and decrease sugar
	breadmaker.			and/or water or milk slightly.		6		When bread is done, remove
		Special glazes for		• The DOUGH setting is great for				pan from unit using oven mitts.
				the mixing, kneading and
		yeast breads		proofing (allowing dough to		7		Remove bread from baking
				rise) richer doughs like				pan, (and kneading blade from
	Give your just baked bread a			croissant dough. Use the				bread if necessary).
	professional finish. Select one			automatic breadmaker to		8		Allow to cool before slicing.
	of the following special glazes			prepare this dough so all you
	to enhance your bread.			need to do is shape and bake				This method is modified by
	Egg glaze			it according to your recipe.
								notes, if applicable, at the end
	Beat 1 large egg and 1			• When recipes call for a ‘lightly				of each recipe. These recipes
	tablespoon of water together,			floured surface,’ use about 1 to				have been developed using
	brush generously.			2 tablespoons of flour on the				Allinson flours and Easybake
	Note: apply only to doughs			surface. You may want to lightly				Allinson yeast.
	before baking.			flour your fingers or rolling pin
	Melted butter crust			for easy dough manipulation.
	Brush melted butter over just			• When you let dough ‘rest’ and
	baked bread for a softer, tender			‘rise’ according to a recipe,
	crust.			place it in a warm, draught-free
	Milk glaze			area. If the dough does not
				double in size, it may not
	For a softer, shiny crust, brush			produce a tender product.
	just baked bread with milk or
	cream.			• If the dough you are rolling
	Sweet icing glaze			shrinks back, let it rest covered
				for a few minutes before rolling
	Mix 1 cup sifted icing sugar			again.
	with 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk
	to make a glaze consistency			• Dough may be wrapped in
	and drizzle over raisin bread or			plastic and stored in a freezer
	sweet breads.			for later use. Bring the dough
	Poppy/Sesame/Caraway			to room temperature before
				using.
	seed/Oatmeal
	Sprinkle your choice of these
	seeds generously over just
	glazed bread.
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