B R E A D MACHINE S T A G E S
It’s fun to watch your bread being made through the viewing win- dow. For the basic cycle, you can expect the following things to happen as the timer counts down to zero.
At 3:OO | The dough is kneaded for the first time. (10 minutes) |
At 2:50 The dough begins to rise. (20 minutes)
At 2:30 The dough is kneaded for the second time. (15 minutes)
At 2:15 The dough continues to rise. (20 minutes)
At 1:55 The dough is “punched down.” (30 seconds)
At 1:55 The dough rises for the final time. (55 minutes)
At I:00 The bread begins to bake. (60 minutes)
At 0:OO:00 The bread is finished.
