I recieved a bread machine which I am very greatful for. Since I only have a small toaster oven to bake in, it's been nice to have something for bread.
But I don't know if I'm doing stuff correctly. I've followed the instructions in the book that came with the bread machine but my crust always turns out burnt or as hard as a rock. Whether I put the crust as light, medium, or dark, it doesn't seem to matter.
When Iwould allow to the bread to cool and then cut it into to slices, it would require a lot of work to cut through the crust. The bread inside tasted good, but it was just a huge chore to cut. 2 days ago, I decided I would try to cut the bread while it was still hot. It worked pretty well, Since it hadn't cooled, it was slightly softer then previous times. I decided just to cut the crust off completely since it was too hard to eat anway.
Has anyone else had this problem before? Did you do somethign different with the recipe?
I haven't tried other types of recipes, I've mainly been sticking with whole wheat breads. Purhaps just the whole wheat setting on bread machines will do that, so maybe I'll try another type of bread and see if I get better results.
But I don't know if I'm doing stuff correctly. I've followed the instructions in the book that came with the bread machine but my crust always turns out burnt or as hard as a rock. Whether I put the crust as light, medium, or dark, it doesn't seem to matter.
When Iwould allow to the bread to cool and then cut it into to slices, it would require a lot of work to cut through the crust. The bread inside tasted good, but it was just a huge chore to cut. 2 days ago, I decided I would try to cut the bread while it was still hot. It worked pretty well, Since it hadn't cooled, it was slightly softer then previous times. I decided just to cut the crust off completely since it was too hard to eat anway.
Has anyone else had this problem before? Did you do somethign different with the recipe?
I haven't tried other types of recipes, I've mainly been sticking with whole wheat breads. Purhaps just the whole wheat setting on bread machines will do that, so maybe I'll try another type of bread and see if I get better results.
