Hello, I am a newbie to this group. I appologize in advance for the
length of this post, but I don't know how to ask the questions without
telling everything.

I would appreciate very much if somone could help me with a problem
making bread with my breadmaker. It is a Welbilt ABM 6000, and before
last night, I had made two loaves with it that came out fine. Last
night was my first attempt to make a batch using a recipe as opposed to
a mix. It did not turn out well, lol. In fact, it didn't rise hardly at
all, and ended up being about a half inch tall. There is a lot of humor
to be seen in this, but for the long haul, I would like to be able to do
it right the next time.

This is the recipe I was using: (my explanation of what happened along
the way comes after the recipe)

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Ciabatta Bread

1 1/2 cups water

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon white sugar

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 1/4 cups bread flour

1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

2 loaves 3 hours 30 minutes 2 hr 0 mins prep



1. Place ingredients into the pan of the bread machine in the order
suggested by the manufacturer.

2. Select the Dough cycle, and Start.

3. Dough will be quite sticky and wet once cycle is completed, resist
the temptation to add more flour.

4. Place dough on a lightly floured board, cover with a large bowl, and
let rest for 15 minutes.

5. Lightly flour or use parchment lined baking sheets.

6. Divide into 2 pieces, and form each into a 13x14 inch oval.

7. Place loaves on prepared sheets, dimple surface, and lightly flour.

8. Cover, and let rise in a draft free place for approximately 45 minutes.

9. Preheat oven to 425 degres F.

10. Dimple dough for a second time, and then place loaves in the oven,
positioned on the middle rack.

11. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

12. During baking, spritz loaves with water every 5 to 10 minutes for a
crispier crust.

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I put the ingredients in the machine in this order: bread machine yeast,
bread flour, sugar, salt, olive oil, water. When I went to spread it
out after it's time in the machine, it was very, very sticky. I didn't
add any flour to it, but had some difficulty spreading it out, and even
getting it out of the machine intact. I don't currently have a real
"board" to use, so I used a plastic cutting board, lightly floured.
When I went to form it into loaves, it was still very sticky, and the
loaves were more like 10 x 14 due to the shape of the cookie sheet I was
putting them on. Was this a problem? I covered them with baking pans
and let them rise on top of my oven, thinking this would be a warmer
place to do it, and would help it rise. It sure didn't seem to rise a
whole lot. When it says "Dimple" I assume that means touch it allover
lightly? Maybe this was the problem? Anyway, when it was done, it
looked a whole lot more like a cracker on steroids than bread. I would
really appreciate any help you can offer, thanks in advance.

Peggy