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falling loaves

wittenberg1@juno.com (Heidi K. Kaether)
Sun, 01 Jun 1997 09:26:02 EDT
v097.n039.3
Hi,
     I am new to the list, so you've probably discussed this before but I
missed it.  I just last July got a Regal automatic bread maker.  I love
it, but many of my loaves don't turn out.  Most of them fall badly.
(still taste good, but look terrible, and you loose half the usefulness
of the loaf)  On the other hand, twice, the loaf rose so high that it
*overflowed* the edge of the pan and I nearly had a fire in my bread
machine. :(  In the book, it says that whan a loaf falls, it usually
means too much water was used, but no matter how much I vary the amount
of water, my results are still erratic.  I use a baby bottle to
accurately measure to the exact ounces, but even though I may follow what
had worked the last time, that doesn't guarantee it'll work.  Any input?
     My other question is on quick breads.  I have a friend who is always
making banana bread in her machine, but I think she might have a special
setting on her machine.  Have any of you with a Regal tried making quick
breads in it?  Do you think it would work? TIA
Heidi K. Kaether
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