Panasonic SD-BMS105T: Second Attempt

A few days after my first attempt at bread making...

Couldn't wait to make my second loaf!!

This time I followed the recipe for "Extra Soft Loaf" (Mode 2). The recipe calls for

High gluten flour   250g
Butter                     15g
Sugar                      17g
Milk powder           6g
Salt                          5
Water                      190ml  (Chilled, decrease by 10ml if room temperature over 25)
Dry yeast                 1.4g

To be honest, I was really concerned with the amount of dry yeast that was to be added. 1.4g only? Really?

Well, the operating manual is my only guide, so in goes all the ingredients, as stated in the recipe. As usual, I decreased the amount of water to 180ml.

Set the timer for 8:30am the next morning...

What???  What happened?!?!  My bread didn't rise at all!!

 

The yeast didn't fall in completely!

 

In retrospect I think this is because I had just used the machine to make jam (strawberry jam! photos in next post), and there was some steam and moisture on the top lid of the unit, as well as in the yeast dispenser. I tried to wipe down the dispenser with a moist cloth, but maybe I didn't give it enough time to dry completely. As a result, the yeast clung to the walls and didn't fall in completely.





Oh, what a shame...This was not at all edible. Such a disappointment.