West Bend L5231 Crust Color And, Thickness, Pan Problems, Machine Mechanics, Bread Texture

5. Gnarly, knotted top,	-Not enough liquid.			-Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon.
not smooth.	-Too much flour.			-Measure flour accurately, leveling off
	-Tops may not all be perfectly shaped, but will not			measuring cup. See pg.5.
	affect flavor.			-Having dough at proper condition is key to
				perfect loaves. See pg. 3.
6. Collapsed while	-May be caused by high altitude.			-See “High Altitude” section on pg. 6.
baking.	-Exceeding capacity of bread pan.			-Do not use more ingredients than
	-Not enough salt used or omitted.			recommended for 1½ pound loaf.
	-Too much yeast or wrong type used.			-Use amount recommended in recipe.
	-Warm, humid weather.			-Measure right type of yeast accurately.
				-Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon and reduce
				yeast by ¼ to ½ teaspoon.
7. Loaf uneven.	-Dough too dry and not allowed to rise evenly in pan.			-Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon.
	BREAD TEXTURE
8. Heavy, dense texture.	-Too much flour.			-Measure accurately. See pg. 5.
	-Not enough yeast.			-Measure recommended amount.
	-Not enough sugar.			-Measure accurately. See pg. 5
9. Open, coarse, holey	-Salt omitted.			-Add ingredients as listed in recipe.
texture.	-Too much yeast.			-Measure recommended amount.
	-Too much liquid.			-Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon.
10. Center of loaf is	-Too much liquid.	-Reduce	liquid by 1 tablespoon.
raw, not baked through.	-Power outage during operation.	-Bread maker will turn off automatically if power
		not restored within 10 seconds. You must remove
		the unbaked loaf and start over with fresh
		ingredients.
	-Forgot to put knead bar in pan.	-Always put knead bar on shaft in pan before adding
		ingredients.
11. Doesn’t slice well,	-Sliced while too hot.	-Let cool on rack 15 to 30 minutes.
very sticky.	-Not using proper knife.	-Use a good bread knife or electric knife.
	CRUST COLOR AND
	THICKNESS
12. Dark crust color/too	-DARK crust setting used.	-Use LIGHT or MEDIUM crust color setting the
thick.		next time.
13. Loaf is burned.	-Bread maker malfunctioning.	-See Warranty section for servicing.
14. Crust too light.	-Bread not baked long enough.	-Use darker crust color setting.
15. Knead bar cannot be	-Water must be added to bread pan for knead	-Follow cleaning instructions after use. You may
removed.	bar to soak before it can be removed.	need to twist bar slightly after soaking to loosen.
PAN PROBLEMS
16.Bread sticks to	-Can happen over prolonged use.	-Wipe inside of bread pan, from ribs down, lightly
pan/difficult to shake		with vegetable oil or solid shortening. Or, add 1
out.		teaspoon vegetable oil to liquid in pan before adding
		dry ingredients. Do not use a vegetable spray as
		sticking can worsen. Or, let bread sit in pan 10
		minutes before shaking out.
		-Replacement pan may be ordered. See Warranty
		section.
	MACHINE MECHANICS
17. Ingredients not	-Did not start bread maker.	-After programming control panel, press start/stop
mixed.		button.
	-Forgot to put knead bar in pan.	-Knead bar must be on shaft in bottom of pan before
		adding ingredients.

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