West Bend 5225 User Manual
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TROUBLESHOOTING(continued)
4. Gnarly, knotted top
Not enough liquid.
Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon.
Too much flour.
Measure flour accurately, leveling off measuring cup.
5. Dark crust color
Dark crust setting used.
Use Light or Medium crust color setting the next time.
6. Loaf of bread is burned.
Bread maker malfunctioning
See Warranty section for service information.
7. Crust too thick.
Bread baked too long.
Use lighter crust color setting the next time to shorten
bake time.
8. Knead bar cannot be
You must add water to
Follow cleaning instructions after use.
removed
bread pan and allow knead bar
to soak before it can be removed.
9. Flat loaves,
Yeast omitted.
Assemble ingredients as listed in recipe.
Yeast
too
old
Check
expiration
date.
Liquid
too
hot
Use
lukewarm
liquid,80º-90ºF.
Too
much
salt
added.
Use
amount
recommended.
Sugar or other sweetener
Assemble ingredients as listed in recipe.
omitted.
If using timer, yeast got wet
Push dry ingredients into corners of pan and make
before bread making
of pan and make slight well in center of dry
process
started.
ingredients
for
yeast
to
protect
it
from
liquids.
10. Short loaves.
Typical for 1 pound loaves and
Normal situation, no solution.
(Under 5 inches)
recipes using whole wheat flour.
Not enough liquid.
Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon.
Sugar omitted or not
Assemble ingredients as listed in recipe.
enough added.
Wrong type of flour used.
Do not use all-purpose flour.
Not
enough
yeast
used
Measure
amount
recommended
and
check
freshness
or
too
old. date
on
package.
Wrong type of yeast used.
Use correct type of yeast, especially important for
bread machine/fast-rising yeasts.
bread machine/fast-rising yeasts.
11. Collapsed
May be caused from
Make recommended adjustment for high altitude
while baking.
baking in high altitude.
baking by reducing yeast by ¼ teaspoon and
reducing
liquid
by
2
to
3
teaspoons.
Exceeding capacity of
Do not use more ingredients than for a 1½ pound loaf.
bread pan.
.
Not enough salt used or
Use amount of salt recommended in recipe.
omitted.
Too much yeast or wrong
Measure right type of yeast accurately.
type used.