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[jtoh]

Good luck with your bread. Tangzhong should give you a softer bread.

[dasalo]

bjory:

I've been trying to make 100% wholemeal bread with no sugar on my Kenwood BM450.


However, everytime it comes out to be heavy. The bread inside itself is dense but not hard. I followed Kenwood recipe Program 3 but all the time it came out not being fluffy and light.

Anyone has experience with Kenwood to deliver a good light and fluffy 100% wholemeal bread? Can share your experience?

This is the higher end machine which has the automatic drop for nuts and fruits. Supposed to be quite a good machine. Tested the bread the sales ppl made, it was not bad. I was eyeing this machine when my old Z machine died on me but hesitated because of the price.

Btw, try half wholemeal and half bread flour to get a lighter bread like what Flowermonaster said.

[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?

http://img24.imageshack.us/i/20130609122522.jpg/

[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