Club Breadmakers

[peterch]

twinklejoy:

that's me with Severin :please: wanted to get that kawai z but alas..GAB was closed...8) so far so good, s did not disappoint me ..yet or vice versa

have tried chocolate bread last night.
the result seems ok, taste ok but the upper part looked damp. To all shi fu/experts...did I missed out somethings? pls enlighten. Thanks.



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I don't really know yet how this breadmaker works But if you put the dough ball manually in the pan, then you might place it upside down or you didn't make the dough into a ball properly (Not tight enough to hold the air) Or did it ferment until it touched the cover

[corneyAmber]

peterch:

Happy Mama:

Hi peterch, thanks for your feedback and information. By the way, I didn't know I need to soak the raisins. I don't recall seeing it in the recipe. :!: As a gauge, how long must we soak the raisins? Thanks

Hi,

Hehehe, maybe I never use any recipe Joke...joke.....
I saw that you use sun maid raisins and it is one of the best. But anyway raisins are dried grapes and when it got contact with water, dried food tends to absorb water from surrounding. So that why we need to soak it in water

If you use hot water, you could soak it for a while and drain to remove excessive water but if you use cold water, it might take a few hours. I cannot really tell the exact timing but when you find the raisin soft enough (not to soft either) then it is ok to be use. If u find the raisins are torn apart by the mixer blade, then it was soaked for too long.

For all bread recipe, try to change milk powder with whipping cream milk and take out some water as the whipping cream contains water. You might find your bread would have better texture and more delicious

Thanks Peter.... good stuff always need more work...

[twinklejoy]

Happy Mama:

25hourmaid:

Happy Mama


Not sure if this will work or not, but my suggestion is to throw in more raisins (that's what I always do) than asked for in the recipe, so that the dough 'has no choice, move left, move right, also surrounded by raisins'. Not sure if you know what I mean, but this is the best that I can explain.

And yes, I don't distribute them evenly around the dough. I throw them into one spot in the pan and let the blade does the mixing.

Ok thanks 25hourmaid. I will try putting more raisins next time. Recipe says 1/4 cup buy I already put almost 1/2... Next time going to dump all raisins at one spot too!

Hi happy mama,
I dumped 1 full cup of raisins eventhough recipe stated as 1/4 cup, at 1 spot too. visual result not bad wor, taste good too :drool:
Kiasu mah :evil:

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[twinklejoy]

ksi:

twinklejoy, did you remove immediately?


If it is damp, leave in for a short while...it gets dryer and more crusty.

:salute: :salute: :salute: you are a real expert, ksi!!!! :udawoman:
I did remove it immediately once it beeped.. I'm so afraid that the crust will get too dark like my virgin white bread..
ok, now I know..er..how long should I leave in?? say 5 mins? :roll:

[twinklejoy]

peterch:

twinklejoy:

that's me with Severin :please: wanted to get that kawai z but alas..GAB was closed...8) so far so good, s did not disappoint me ..yet or vice versa

have tried chocolate bread last night.
the result seems ok, taste ok but the upper part looked damp. To all shi fu/experts...did I missed out somethings? pls enlighten. Thanks.



http://postimage.org/image/uo7m64ys/



http://postimage.org/image/uot45ndw/

I don't really know yet how this breadmaker works But if you put the dough ball manually in the pan, then you might place it upside down or you didn't make the dough into a ball properly (Not tight enough to hold the air) Or did it ferment until it touched the cover

:thankyou:
I put all ingredient into the baking tin not dough...so :?
think you are right! :salute: half way thru while it was rising, I saw the dough was still watery and sticky, didnt form a dough ball yet....so when it beeped to signal that I can add chocolate, I added in another 50g flour..
think this is one of the reasons bah..

[corneyAmber]

Aiyo…twinkle I am not…I just learn along the way with all of you…


yeah I think 5 mins or less is fine, just watch from the window to determine exact time

[twinklejoy]

ksi:

Aiyo...twinkle I am not...I just learn along the way with all of you...


yeah I think 5 mins or less is fine, just watch from the window to determine exact time

yes madam! :salute:

[twinklejoy]

ksi:

jtoh:

How come you put so much raisins no problem I put more cheese got problem?

I bought the finely grated ones. I usually used it on my pasta so finely grated melts into the pasta faster like those cheese powder.

Raisins and cheese respond differently. Cheese melts, raisins don't so when we add extra, it will work on the bread differently. Raisins maintain its properties so they just look more or less on the bread. Whereas for cheese, it melts into the bread, so it increases the density of the bread and if the yeast is not enough, it will not rise the same way. I was worried about that when I baked my cheese. It turned out that the loaf became smaller but it still raised reasonably in my case, so I was probably running a high risk of a flatten bread too. I am doing some more experiment to see how this risk can be totally eliminated.....

ksi, i planned to bake cheese bread, can you tell me what cheese brand you buy for your cheese bread? is it necessary to increase the yeast and decreas water/milk?

[twinklejoy]

LKVM:

twinklejoy:

I dumped 1 full cup of raisins eventhough recipe stated as 1/4 cup, at 1 spot too. visual result not bad wor, taste good too :drool:

Kiasu mah :evil:

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Hey twinklejoy it looks yummy

:thankyou: LKVM
yup! of all 3 loafs(only 3 loafs as at to-date)I have baked so far..I liked this bread the best :love:

[Happy Mama]

twinklejoy:

Happy Mama:

[quote=\"25hourmaid\"]Happy Mama


Not sure if this will work or not, but my suggestion is to throw in more raisins (that's what I always do) than asked for in the recipe, so that the dough 'has no choice, move left, move right, also surrounded by raisins'. Not sure if you know what I mean, but this is the best that I can explain.

And yes, I don't distribute them evenly around the dough. I throw them into one spot in the pan and let the blade does the mixing.

Ok thanks 25hourmaid. I will try putting more raisins next time. Recipe says 1/4 cup buy I already put almost 1/2... Next time going to dump all raisins at one spot too!

Hi happy mama,
I dumped 1 full cup of raisins eventhough recipe stated as 1/4 cup, at 1 spot too. visual result not bad wor, taste good too :drool:
Kiasu mah :evil:

http://postimage.org/image/u7eqh8o4/[/quote]Hi Twinklejoy, your raisins look very evenly distributed, very nice! You mentioned you dumped at 1 spot, may I ask you dumped on the top of the dough, or at the bottom i.e. base of pan?