Introduction
INTRODUCTION
The “Secret” Ingredients for Success
If baking bread and cakes has always been a mystery to you, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find how easily the Home Bakery can make you a great baker! The recipes outlined in this book have been carefully tested, but there are a few tips we would like to pass on to you to ensure success every time.
The most important tip is to follow the directions in the recipes exactly. Use the ingredients specified in the recipes; once you become familiar with what the Home Bakery can do, you will be able to invent your own delectable breads and cakes.
Hints on the use of the Home Bakery
•Better results will be achieved when ordinary active dried baking yeast is used as opposed to the new fast rise yeast.
•Always place your ingredients into the baking pan in such a way that the yeast is not touching the liquid e.g., milk, water, sugar, butter, salt, flour (which forms the barrier), then sprinkle the measured dried yeast over it.
•The Zojirushi Home Bakery automatically
•Bread containing all white flour will have a higher rising than those containing darker flours. Be sure not to use too large a recipe size to avoid overflowing your pan or having the top portion uncooked.
•Some of the problems which you may encounter are as follows and below are some solutions which should overcome these problems:-
•Dough rises too high, then collapses – Dough rose too long; Not enough salt; Too much sugar and/or yeast.
•Loaf has a strong yeast flavour – Too much yeast was used.
•Loaf has an uneven top – Not enough liquid.
•Loaf does not rise – Type of flour is low in gluten resulting in a small, dense loaf; or too much salt; or not enough sugar or yeast.
•Pale in colour – Not enough sugar.
•Yeast: Active dry yeast is used in all recipes that call for yeast. Allinsons Active Dried Yeast is available in tubs from most supermarkets and is quite adequate for the recipes. The specially formulated “fast” yeast can be substituted when using the “QUICK BAKING” setting.
•Baking Powder: Leavening used in quick breads and cakes. This type of leavening does not require rising time before baking; the chemical action works during baking.
•Baking Soda: Another leavening agent not to be confused or substituted with baking powder. It also does not require rising time before baking; the chemical action works when liquid ingredients are added.
•Butter or Margarine: The use of butter or margarine “shortens” or tenderizes the texture of yeast breads. French bread gets its unique crust and texture from the lack of butter added; but breads that call for butter stay fresher longer.
•Eggs: Whole eggs add richness and velvety texture to bread doughs and cakes. Use
•Milk: For extra rich doughs, milk adds texture and flavour. Water with dry milk is an acceptable substitute.
•Salt: Salt is absolutely necessary to balance the flavour of breads and cakes, as well as for the crust colour that develops during baking.
•Sugar: As important as the salt for colour and flavour of breads and cakes.
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