Club Breadmakers

[fishball18]

My 3rd attempt and top is still sunken.....

1st 2 attempts followed KW recipe
3rd attempt using tangzhong recipe for BM

any advice how to hv dome shaped top?

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[jtoh]

I have the zojirushi bm and have no prob getting a nice dome top. Did you add the ingredients exactly as described in the manual, plus heat settings etc?


Did the bread have a dome shape then collapse? Or a dome shape was never formed?

[fishball18]

jtoh:

I have the zojirushi bm and have no prob getting a nice dome top. Did you add the ingredients exactly as described in the manual, plus heat settings etc?


Did the bread have a dome shape then collapse? Or a dome shape was never formed?

Dome shape was never formed...followed instructions ....all wets 1st, add flour , sugar n salt at the sides, yeast in flour well

[fishball18]

jtoh:

I have the zojirushi bm and have no prob getting a nice dome top. Did you add the ingredients exactly as described in the manual, plus heat settings etc?


Did the bread have a dome shape then collapse? Or a dome shape was never formed?

Dome shape was never formed...followed instructions ....all wets 1st, add flour , sugar n salt at the sides, yeast in flour well

[jtoh]

Could it be that the yeast you used is expired? What yeast do you use? Active dry yeast / instant yeast?

[fishball18]

Bottom of loaf



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[jtoh]

The bottom of your bread is nice. No gaping hole formed by the blade. That’s one of the features of your BM right? Did you check if your yeast is expired?

[fishball18]

jtoh:

The bottom of your bread is nice. No gaping hole formed by the blade. That's one of the features of your BM right? Did you check if your yeast is expired?

Just bought SAF yeast from cold storage 2015 expiry
As for the gaping hole, my 1st two attempts the kneader was 'buried' inside the bread n I to extract it out after baking leaving a gap. But top was still sunken.

then I saw on youtube someone suggested to remove the kneader after final kneading n during rising. I tried this on my 3rd attempt

[fishball18]

I used this:


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[fishball18]

The insides....


Pls critique...as I m learning. The taste is sooooo much better than KM recipe book. Fragrant n tasty. Better than 4Leaves cranberry bread...lol
maybe I should reduce the yeast by a little??

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