Bread Maker Fail

Is this a Hamilton Beach bread maker malfunction or a user/ ingredient error?
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[rachelgee]

Needs more liquid! Make sure when it's kneading that it forms into a single loaf. Add water a tablespoon at a time till it comes together. Mine looked exactly like yours.

[dlane]

You need to put your liquid in, then flour & sprinkle the dry yeast on top. That way your yeast doesn't activate too early. Use milk (Luke warm) instead of water for best bread.
Also the weather and the altitude can make your breads fail. Humidity in air can make it not rise correctly as a draft in your kitchen can alter it too. Consistency is best in bread making.

[timsjourney]

I had the same issue and found it was the flour. When I switched to another bag, purchased at another time, it worked as it should.

[Delaterius]

It looks like the flour is compacted into the cups, which would make the dough dry. If you don't measure by weight, you definitely have to watch it to make sure the dough is not too wet or dry.

[brianshangle]

was your water warm enough? i’ve accidentally used cold water and gotten loafs like that

[ferrarimp]

6 possible reasons, from the most likely to the least:
1. You have over-compacted your flour in your cup and had thus used too much. Always measure flour by weight.
2. You had used 4 cups of flour which is already too much before even considering the point above.
3. Your yeast has died, expired, gone to meet its maker. If in doubt, proof the yeast in some of the water for some 10 min. If it's still good then you can put the mix into the breadmaker.
4. There is a fault in the breadmaker and it does not warm the dough during the mixing or proofing stages. Use warm water and warm flour to alleviate this issue.
5. Perhaps it doesn't even bake it at the right temperature. Thermostat problem?
6. You have used plain flour or worse, used cake flour. Normally, you'd need the higher protein content (12 - 13%) of bread flour to make it rise well.

[sixfourlonley]

If it tastes good it doesn't matter what it looks like. I love baking. 7-up biscuits are my family's favorite.

[IPlayGames]

Be sure that you spoon your flour into your measuring cups. Put the ingredients into the bread machine in the indicated order. When putting the yeast in, make a well in you flour then pour it. Check on the dough for consistency and add water or flour as needed.

[johnaustin]

I have days like that, not specifically bread related though! Loving these series of shorts.

[ianclark]

Switch to no-knead bread with a dutch oven. It's amazing and easy. My favourite is white bread flour with 2 tbsp of poppy seeds.

[waderue]

yes take warm water in a bowl and put some test in and if foams after a bit your test is good but I would test it

[rosatello]

Hi. I have the same problem and I don’t know what to do I try over and over and nothing 😢 I’m so frustrated .

[jasonc]

I've had great luck with no knead bread and baking it in a loaf pan or a dutch oven. The key is to use known good yeast and give it time to work. Like 24 hour ferments. I like SAF yeast or Caputo.

[kentuckybluegrassliving]

My wife just had to have one used it twice it’s now 10 years old never used

[CarterLangley]

My bread can be declared a lethal weapon it is so compact and hard!

[cchemmes-seeseeart]

I had this happen, (but caught the mess before the bake step, by doing 'dough' only), & it looks to me like it was an issue with older bread flour & only 1.5 tsp yeast, when 2.5 was better. (We have record heat today, + high humidity, but it is still the case, that when I add a different flour/ more yeast, that is what fixed it, as described). I followed a recipe to the T. I had made the bread according to everything I read in all these comment suggestions, so none of these other suggestions gave the fix. My bread was a sticky mess half way through the dough only stage. So I turned it off. My recipe used bread flour, & oat bran. I added another whole 1/4 c of oat bran, doubling the recipe amount, it was still sticky. I began adding several tbsp of whole wheat white flour, 1 at a time, mixing by hand, & added another 1 tsp yeast. Wow. It's perfect now, & massive rising, to the top of the pan. I'm deflating, putting it in the frig overnight, & going to bed. Bread tomorrow, yeah

[jackiegluszczyk]

The last time you made bread what was the day like was it colder in the house or was it sitting in spot that it was colder then normal . Machine can react to the cold and stop doing there thing . Make sure under the pan is clean.check all moving parts. If the area is not warm enough the yeast will not rise the right way.

[aarron]

I just made the one my accuser dard and it turned out very good and you should put water and then the flower

[vickiemounts]

Go to Walmart and buy the pre package bread mix! It works and taste amazing 😻

[samthompson]

LOL, sometimes it goes like that. I know humidity and barometric pressure can have an impact on baking. You might check the weather and try again when those two things change.