Philips Pure Essentials Collection Machine à pain - Manual (Page 16)

Problem Cause Solution
The dough balls are hard too
cut.
The dough is sticky because you added too
much water.
Put some flour on your hands, but NOT on the dough or
the work surface. Then continue to knead the dough. Put
some more flour on your hands and continue until the
dough is less sticky.
The knife is not sharp enough. Use the slitter supplied or a very sharp serrated knife.
Perhaps you hesitated while cutting. Make sure you push the slitter or knife through the dough
quickly.
The slashes in the top of the
bread tend to close up or do
not open up during baking.
The dough is sticky because you added too
much water.
Put some flour on your hands, but NOT on the dough or
the work surface. Then continue to knead the dough. Put
some more flour on your hands and continue until the
dough is less sticky.
You did not stretch the dough enough while
shaping it.
Pull the dough harder when you wrap it.
The slashes in the top surface of the dough
were not deep enough.
Make the slashes deeper.
The sides of the bread crack
open during baking.
You probably did not knead the dough
properly.
Knead the dough more thoroughly until it stretches without
tearing..
The slashes in the top of the dough shape
were not deep enough.
Make the slashes deeper.
The baked breads stick to the
baking tray.
You brushed too much water onto the
dough.
Remove excess water with the brush before baking.
The breads stick too much. Grease the baking trays lightly with oil before you place the
dough shapes in them.
The breads are not golden
brown.
Perhaps you forgot to brush the dough with
water before baking.
Make sure to brush the dough with water properly before
baking.
You have put too much flour on the breads
when shaping them.
Make sure to brush the dough with water properly before
baking.
The room temperature is high (higher than
30°C).
Use colder water (10°C to 15°C) and/or a little less yeast.
You selected a too light crust colour. Choose a darker crust colour the next time.
The bread did not rise enough. Perhaps you have forgotten to add yeast to
the mixture.
Do not forget to add yeast to the mixture.
The yeast you used may have been past its
sell-by date.
Make sure to check the sell-by date of the yeast before you
add it to the mixture.
Perhaps you did not add enough water. The dough was not properly prepared. Make sure you
follow the recipes.
The dough was squashed too much during
shaping
Knead the dough into a ball again and leave it to rest for 10
minutes. Then start shaping the dough from the beginning.
Knead the dough in two stages, with a 5-minute break in
between.
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