Toastmaster Bread Machine Directions
The Toastmaster bread machine will bake all types of breads including whole wheat, french and sweet breads. With the machine, you can avoid following all of the steps required to manually make breads. The machine will bake up to a two-pound loaf. It will knead the bread twice for you, allow it to rest and even keep it warm for up to three hours. You will need to have a bread recipe on hand. When selecting a recipe, pay attention to the type of loaf you are creating and the size of the loaf (e.g., one or two pounds). Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Bread ingredients (yeast, salt, sugar, eggs, bread flour, water)
- Spatula
- Kneading blade (comes with the Toastmaster bread machine)
- Oven mitt
- Wire rack
Instructions
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Gather your bread ingredients. The ingredients vary per type of bread. You will need quick rise yeast or instant active yeast, sugar, salt, water, bread flour and eggs. You can also add other ingredients like cinnamon or garlic to your bread recipe (see Reference for bread recipes).
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Remove the bread pan from the Toastmaster. Pull the handle on the machine's lid and then pull the bread pan out of the machine by its handle.
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Mount the kneading blade on the shaft of the bread pan, flat-side down.
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Follow the bread recipe and dump all ingredients except the yeast into the bread pan in the order that the recipe calls for. Pour water and other liquids into the pan first and then dump all of your dry ingredients like sugar and salt into the bread pan. Don't add the yeast yet.
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Tap the pan three times on the counter to help the ingredients settle. Then add the recommended amount of yeast on top.
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Smooth the ingredients in the bread pan with a spatula.
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Place the bread pan back into the machine. Lower the pan into the machine with the handle. The pan must snap securely into place.
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Close the Toastmaster bread machine lid and plug the machine into the power outlet.
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Choose the loaf size on the machine's control panel. You can select between 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 pounds.
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Press "Select" to choose a program. There are several different programs to choose from including Whole Wheat, Sweet, French and Fast Bake. Each program works best with a specific recipe. For example, the Sweet program works best with recipes that are high in fat, sugar, eggs and cheese. The French program works best for recipes that are low in fat and sugar and to create a crisp crust with a soft, chewy interior.
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Press the "Start" button to begin baking.
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Open the Toastmaster bread machine lid when the beeper sounds indicating that the bread is done baking. Use an oven mitt to pull the bread pan out of the machine. Allow the bread and pan to cool on a wire rack for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the kneading blade from the bread. You can then remove the bread from the pan.
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