On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:54:27 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:

>
>On 26-Nov-2013, wrote:
>
>> I have a Hitachi HB-D102 that's about 20 years old. It bakes a
>> vertical loaf so I rarely use it and when I do, it's only to mix the
>> dough. The recipes that came with the machine all use 3 cups of
>> flour.
>>
>> I have a recipe for challah that calls for 6 - 6 1/2 cups of flour and
>> 3 eggs. "Makes 2 large challot, about 1 2/3 pounds each." First of
>> all, I'd like to know how much flour can this machine likely mix
>> without burning out the motor. Hitachi no longer offers support for
>> this line so I Googled "HB-D102 motor" and found that it is supposedly
>> 90W.
>>
>> But this recipe is really larger than I need. Since it calls for 3
>> eggs, is it appropriate to multiply ALL solid and liquid ingredients
>> including yeast by 2/3? In other words, except for eggs, do baking
>> recipes scale linearly?
>
>I have a 3 cup Breadman; not the same brand but same era. I would not
>exceed 3-4 cups of flour. Since you indicate you don't need the full
>amount of challah, if it were me, I'd halve the recipe. Use two eggs
>and reduce the water by 2 tablespoons to compensate for the extra
>half-egg. I usually watch the dough ball and check it for proper
>consistency (round and smooth, tacky like a Post-It note), adding water
>or flour until the ball looks and feels right.

If you have to stand by and futz with additions that negates the "A"
in ABM. There's no law that says you need to fill the machine to full
capacity. Since baking is not pharmaceutical precise chemistry (flour
and yeast are never exactly the same each batch) sometimes it's best
to bake a 7/8 loaf.