West Bend Hi-Rise L5778C User Manual
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BREAD TEXTURE
Heavy, dense texture
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Too much flour – Measure accurately, leveling off measuring cup.
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Not enough yeast – Add recommended amount of yeast.
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Not enough sugar – Add recommended amount of sugar.
Open, coarse, or holey texture
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Salt omitted – Assemble ingredients as listed in recipe.
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Too much yeast – Add recommended amount of yeast.
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Too much liquid – Reduce liquid by 1-2 teaspoons.
Bread doesn’t slice well, very sticky
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Sliced while too hot – Allow bread to cool on rack at least 15-20 minutes before
slicing to release steam.
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Not using proper knife – Use a good bread knife or electric knife.
Center of loaf raw, not baked through
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Too much liquid – Reduce liquid by 1-2 teaspoons.
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Power outage during operation – If the power goes out during operation for
longer than 5 minutes, the breadmaker will remain off when the power is
restored. Remove the unbaked loaf from the bread pan and start over with fresh
ingredients.
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Forgot to put knead blade in bread pan – Always make sure the knead blade is
on the shaft in bottom of the bread pan before adding ingredients.
CRUST and COLOR THICKNESS
Dark crust color/too thick
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Too much sugar – Reduce sugar by half.
Loaf of bread is burned
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Breadmaker is malfunctioning – See Warranty page for service information.
Crust too light
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Not enough sugar or fat – Increase sugar or fat by half the amount
recommended.