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User Manual with Recipes
EXPRESSBAKE™
Breadmaker
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i::., Y IMPORTANT S A F E G U A R D S When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed including the following: 1 . Read all instructions, product labels and warnings before using the breadmaker. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Always use oven mitts when handling hot materials, and allow metal parts to coo before cleaning. Allow the breadmaker to cool l thoroughly before putting in or taking off parts 3 When unit is not in use and
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CONTENTS ................ Inside Front Cover Important Safeguards ................................. 2 Getting Started ......................... 4 ...... Let's Bake Bread ................... 11 Overview of Breadmaker Features EXPRESSBAKE Setting: ..... .............. 15 Baking Bread In Under 1 Hour ........................ .. Using the Delay Timer .22 ................................... Tips and Hints 24 .................... Measurement Equivalency Chart 27 .................. 29 Taking Care of
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Place the breadmaker on a 1 counter where the plug shown later when to do this. Make sure you can open the breadmaker top with- out hitting the top of kitchen cabinets. Open the lid and remove the bak- .2 ing pan. To do this, simply grasp it the handle of the pan, twist pan counterclockwise and pull straight up. Use a gentle, non-abrasive soap and wash, rinse and dry the pan thoroughly. To reinsert bread pan, simply repeat the above instructions in reverse order.
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Attach the kneading blade to the baking pan, as shown. You will find the kneading blade in a small plastic wrap attached to the power cord. Set the pan aside. Do not yet place the pan into the breadmaker. YOU’RE READY TO START!
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4 The simplest way to learn how to bake bread is to follow a basic recipe. The following recipe is easy and the bread is delicious. 0 4 BEFORE You BEGIN 1 l Make sure you have the following measuring equipment: - Liquid measuring cup - Dry measuring cups - Measuring spoons l You will need the following ingredients: - Water - Butter/Margarine - Salt - Bread flour (be sure to buy bread flour, preferably for breadmakers) - Dry milk - Sugar - Active, fast rising yeast
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MEASURING THE most important secret of making bread. Exact measurements. That’s the key to successfully baking bread. Exact measurements. With wet ingredients, use ONLY measuring cups with the cups/ounces marked clearly on the side. After filling the measuring cup, place it on a flat surface and view it at eye level to make sure the amount of liquid is exact. Then, double check. With dry ingredients, always “level off” the measurement with the back of a knife or a spatula to make sure the measur
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2 Le. LOAF 1-3/8 cups 2Tbsp. 2tsp. 4 cups chine flour 2 Tbsp. 2 tsp. 2 tsp. 1 Carefully measure 1-3/8 cups water. Remember, use water that s room temperature. DO NOT use very hot or very cold water. It's a good idea to view the measuring cup ~eye level to make sure you at have measured exactly I-318 cups. 2 Pour the water into the bread pan. 3 Carefully measure 2 Tbsp. of butter or margarine that is at room temperature. Add this to the bread pan. This takes care of all of the liquid ingredients
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Measure 2 teaspoons of sugar. Again, make sure to level off 5 the tablespoons for an exact measurement. Add the sugar into the bread pan. Measure 2 tablespoons of dry milk. Level off the table- 6 spoons of dry milk like all of the rest of the dry ingredients. Add the dry milk to the bread pan. Measure 2 teaspoons of salt. It is especially important 7 to measure the salt precisely because too much salt, even a little, can affect the rising of the dough. Add the salt to the bread pan. Before addin
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Repeatedly press the “Crust Color” button to select the kind 11 of crust you want. For this recipe we recommend “Medium.” Depending on the crust color you select, the display will read as follows: Light: 1L Medium: 1P Dark: 1H Press the “Crust Color” button until “IP” (medium) appears in the display window. Press the “Start/Stop” button and your machine will start 12 making bread. You will hear the breadmaker begin to mix the ingredients. J- IMPORTANT: Do NOT press the “Start/Stop” button while.
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BREAD MACHINE STAGES It’s fun to watch your bread being made through the viewing win- dow. For the basic cycle, you can expect the following things to happen as the timer counts down to zero. At 3:OO The dough is kneaded for the first time. (10 minutes) At 2:50 The dough begins to rise. (20 minutes) At 2:30 The dough is kneaded for the second time. (15 minutes) At 2:15 The dough continues to rise. (20 minutes) At 1:55 The dough is “punched down.” (30 seconds) At 1:55 The dough rises for the fina
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r$ Ie A F T E R THE BREAD Is BAKED Caution: Do not put your face near the lid when you open 4 the breadmaker. Hot steam may escape that could burn you. m IMPORTANT: The breadmaker has an automatic “keep warm” m setting that will keep your bread warm for up to one hour. @ We recommend removing the bread from the breadmaker right away to preserve its freshness. a lr Use pot holders or oven mitts to carefully lift the pan 1 by its handle from the breadmaker. % m Turn the pan upside down onto a
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OVERVIEW OF BREADMAKER , SELECT BUTTON Press this button to select the kind of bread you want to make. Each time you press the button you will hear a beep, and a red light will appear next to the setting you chose. The display shows a number for each . setting. For example, Basic is 1, French is 3, Sweet is 4, etc. (For more information about each setting, please see “Breadmaker Settings” on Page 14.)
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CRUST COLOR BUTTON The Crust Color button allows you to choose how light or dark to make the crust of the bread. Each time you press the Crust Color button the display will change as follows: L - Light = L P - Medium = P H - Dark =H In addition, the display will show the cycle number before the crust color setting For example, the Basic with a Medium crust reads, “1 P.” Or the French bread setting with a dark crust reads “2H.” DISPLAY The Display shows the following settings: l The number of the
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START/STOP B UTTON Press this button to start and stop your breadmaker. LL IMPORTANT: Do not press “Stop” when making bread ” because this will cancel the entire cycle and you will need to start from scratch. BREADMAKER SETTINGS Your breadmaker can bake almost any kind of bread. The recipes we provided clearly show you which setting you should use. 1 - Basic (Time: 3 hours) 2 - French (Time: 3 hours, 50 minutes) 3 - Sweet (Time: 2 hours, 50 minutes) 4 - EXPRESSBAKE (Time: 58 minutes) 5 - EXPRESS
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BASIC This setting is probably used more than any other because it gives you the best results with just about any recipe. 2 FRENCH Use this setting for making French breads. French bread takes longer to knead, rise, and bake, providing aheartier Crust. SWEET 3 The sweet setting is for baking breads with high amounts of sugar, fats, and proteins, all of which tend to increase browning. EXPRESSBAKE (58 minutes) 4 Use this setting for baking bread in under 1 hour. (Please see Page 15) EXPRESSBAKE
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EXPRESSBAKE SETTING: MAKING BREAD IN UNDER 1 HOUR Your SUNBEAM breadmaker can bake great bread in under 1 hour. This is called the “EXPRESSBAKE" setting. EXPRESSBAKE set- ting loaves are a little different from loaves baked on non-EXPRESS- BAKE settings. Try all the different settings to see which of them you prefer. There are two EXPRESSBAKE settings: One setting can bake bread in 58 minutes. The bread is a little more dense in texture with this setting. The other setting is for bak- ing loaves
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There are a few things you should know about the EXPRESS- BAKE settings that are different than the other settings. - Loaves baked on EXPRESSBAKE settings tend to have a darker, thicker crust than other kinds of bread. Sometimes there will be a crack in the top of the crust. This is because baking is done at higher temperatures. They also tend to be shorter, denser loaves. - You CANNOT use the Delay Timer for the EXPRESSBAKE settings. This would cool the liquid ingredients and affect the way tha
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EXPRESSBAKE SETTING TIPS AND HINTS YEAST Always use a fast-rising yeast like Bread Machine Yeast. DO NOT use active dry yeast for EXPRESSBAKE settings because the loaves will be much shorter when baked. LIQUIDS Always use hot water in the range of 115-125°F or 46°C and 52°C. You must use a cooking thermometer to gauge the temperature; hotter water can kill the yeast while cooler water may not activate it. SALT As a rule, you should use LESS salt for EXPRESSBAKE setting breads. Less salt provides
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- You may need a cooking thermometer I to measure the temperature of the water you use in these recipes. 0 :;;I ;y: You should only use hot water (between 115°F and 1254 or 46°C and 52°C) for EXPRESSBAKE setting recipes. Although baking EXPRESSBAKE setting bread is a little different, the results and convenience are well worth it. The following recipe is a great one to try for your first EXPRESS- BAKE setting loaf. TRADITIONAL WHITE BREAD 1.5 LB. LOAF 3/4 CUP + 2 Tb 1 2 Tbsp. 1 tsp. 2 Tbsp. 2 T
