I've been having fun with the Breadman machine DH gave me for Hanukkah.
First couple of loaves were fine, next one I forgot to put the paddle
in (3 hours later it took me a second to realize that we'd baked the
molassas to the sides of the machine), had a couple of edible, if not
truely successful, loaves of pumpernickel.

Last night, I set it up for a loaf of light wheat, following the
directions from the booklet that came with the machine. Used the same
yeast, same batch of flours, salt, etc. Only changes I made were to
use molasses and cinnamon instead of honey.

With 20 minutes left to go on the baking time, it was pushing the top
of the machine up! Is molasses more sweet or something than honey??
I've been told in the past that too much cinnamon will slow the yeast
down, but that sure didn't occur.

I did add a quarter cup of ground flax seed. Could that have caused
the overgrowth?

inquiring minds want to know,
maxine in ri