West Bend L4854 manual Slicing Bread, Storing Bread, Become Familiar with Control Panel

SLICING BREAD

Always allow bread to cool at least 15 to 30 minutes before slicing. If you attempt to slice the bread immediately after baking, it will be very difficult to slice and will be sticky.

STORING BREAD

Since homemade bread contains no preservatives, it does not stay as fresh for as long as commercially made bread. Store your bread in a plastic bag to keep it from drying out. Keep the bread at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to one week. For longer storage, put the bread in the freezer. Slice before freezing so you can remove only the number of slices you need at a time.

BECOME FAMILIAR WITH CONTROL PANEL

The control panel on your bred maker was designed to be very easy to use. Before using your bread maker, please become familiar with the control panel, as this is the “brain” of the machine. Review the following features to better understand what each button is designed to do and the options that are available to you when using the machine.

BREAD SELECT BUTTONS

There are eight (8) BREAD SELECT buttons for you to choose from for all the different types of breads you will want to make, including dough’s and quick (non-yeast) breads. The BREAD SELECT buttons offered are: basic, basic rapid, wheat, wheat rapid, sweet, French, dough, quick bread.

Simply press the BREAD SELECT button for the type of bread being prepared. Each recipe in this book will recommend the bread select setting to use. When the desired bread select button is pressed, its descriptive word will appear in the display as well as the time required to complete the bread making process. For instance, if the wheat button is pressed, the word WHEAT will appear in the display to confirm your choice as well as the process time.

For basic and wheat breads, a rapid setting is also featured. The rapid setting shortens the total bread making time by using fast rising or bread machine yeast which rises faster than regular active dry yeast. The rapid settings can be a benefit if you need to make a loaf of bread on short notice. Each recipe in this book recommends the amount of yeast to use for both active dry and fast rising/bread machine yeast, so either can be used.

For your added convenience, an audible alert will sound during the kneading period for the basic, basic rapid, wheat, wheat rapid, sweet and French bread settings to let you know when to add ingredients if recipe recommends doing so, such as nuts, raisins, dried fruits, cheese, etc. This will prevent the added ingredients from becoming over-mixed or crushed during the knead cycle. If you are not adding ingredients during the knead cycle, simply ignore the alert or use it as a checkpoint to observe the condition of the dough to make sure it is the right consistency, making any minor adjustment if necessary. See “HOW TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR DOUGH” on page 5 of this book. The alert does not sound when using the dough or quick bread settings.

TIME DELAY BUTTONS

The TIME DELAY buttons let you program the bread maker to start at a later time, which is especially convenient if you wish to wake up to a fresh loaf of bread in the morning or come home to a fresh loaf for dinner. DELAY can be programmed to delay the start of the bread maker for up to 13 hours for all settings except quick bread. When using the TIME DELAY feature, no perishable ingredients should be used, such as milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt, etc. as these foods can spoil when held at room temperature for several hours.

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