Sunbeam 5890 user manual Tips and Hints, Use Exact Measurements, Use Fresh Ingredients

Tips and Hints

Experienced cooks consider breadmaking to be as much art as science. Keep in mind that some recipes may require a little experimentation before they are exactly the way you want them. Just don’t give up.

Still, there are special hints to ensuring quality bread almost every time.

Use Exact Measurements

We’ve already mentioned how important it is to use exact measurements when baking bread, but it should be said again. Level off all dry ingredients and make sure that all liquid ingredients are measured in a glass cup with the markings clearly labeled on the side.

Use Fresh Ingredients

You should always use fresh ingredients. The reasons are:

➢Flour. If you have stored your flour for a long time, it may have become wet from absorbing moisture, or dry, depending on the

area of the country in which you live. We recommend using fresh bread flour.

➢Yeast. Fresh yeast is probably the most important ingredient

in baking bread. If the yeast is not fresh, your bread may not rise. It is better to buy new yeast than to take a chance on yeast that has been stored for a long time.

You can test the freshness of your yeast. Simply fill a cup with warm water, then add and stir in 2 tsp. of sugar.

Sprinkle a few tsp. of yeast on the surface of the water and wait.

After 15 minutes, the yeast should foam and there should be distinct odor. If neither reaction happens, the yeast is old and should be thrown away.

Add Ingredients in the order given according to the recipe.

Read all recipes from top to bottom, and remember:

—FIRST : liquid ingredients

—SECOND : dry ingredients

—LAST : yeast

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