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On 2008-03-07, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
[Adam] >> I just got a new breadmaker (Panasonic) and noticed two pecularities >> in the instructions (compared with the old one's). >> >> (1a) The old instructions said (when using the delay timer) to put the >> liquids, salt and sugar in, then the flour, and finally the yeast >> on top, to keep the yeast separate until the mixing starts. >> >> (1b) The new ones say to put the yeast in the bottom, cover it with >> the flour, and then put everything else, including the liquids, >> on top, to keep the yeast separate until the mixing starts. >> >> To me, (a) seems more intuitively correct, but I've been >> following (b) with the new one for several batches and had good >> results. Any opinions? > > My opinion is to follow the prep instructions for the breadmaker you > have. There have always been variations from maker to maker, some > putting the yeast in first, others putting the yeast in later. **Follow > the manufacturer's instructions.** (Especially if you like the results > you're getting.) Curiously, I noticed recently that the special instructions for gluten-free bread (for which this machine has a dedicated program) say that you must put the yeast on top, even though you can't use the delay timer in this case. (But I don't need gluten-free bread so I haven't tried it.) -- I worry that 10 or 15 years from now, [my daughter] will come to me and say 'Daddy, where were you when they took freedom of the press away from the Internet?' [Mike Godwin, EFF http://www.eff.org/ ] |
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