Instructions: HELPFUL HINTS FOR DAKS AUTOBAKERY FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How much gluten should I add?........................ 2

Whats the best water temperature?................... 3

Whats the best flour to use?........................ 4

Bread crust is too brown............................. 5

Altitude adjustment.................................. 6

The loaves rise too high............................. 7

The middle or top of the loaf is
uncooked or underdone.............................. 8

Helpful cooking hints................................ 9

How to clean the autobakery..........................10

Self test............................................11/12

WHY THIS BOOKLET

Dear Fellow Breadmaker,

Welcome to the wonderful world of bread baking using your DAK AutoBakery!!

Over the past year weve been collecting tips and suggestions from fellow bread-making DAKonians (and coming up with a few of our own from the DAK kitchen) and wed like to pass a few of them on to you. "Helpful Hints for DAKs AutoBakery from Customer Service" is a compilation of those ideas. "Helps" include how to perform the self test; what to do if the crust of your bread is too brown; cleaning methods; what flour is best to use; and what to do if you live at a high altitude.

Again, DAK Breadmaker, thanks for your assistance and we look forward to the opportunity to serve you in the future.

Happy baking!!

Your friends at DAK

1.

HOW MUCH GLUTEN SHOULD I ADD?

What is Gluten? Wheat gluten is the natural protein derived from wheat. It is basically wheat flour with the starch removed. It will promote higher rising, improved shape, enhanced flavor, increased protein, and extended freshness. Gluten may be ordered from DAK

(#5320) for $1.89 ($0.50 P&H) [this is a 10 oz. box], or you may find it at a local health food store.

In most recipes, adding one tablespoon of gluten will assist in the loaf rising, but isnt mandatory.

(SUGGESTION: If bread flour is unavailable, and all purpose flour is used, we recommend adding one tablespoon of gluten to all recipes except the oat bran recipes.)

2.

WHATS THE BEST WATER TEMPERATURE TO USE?

The ideal temperature for the water/liquid for use in the recipe is 105 to 125 degrees F. As a guideline, the water should be hot to the touch.

What kind of liquid can I use? Very soft water will make a soft, slicky dough that does not rise well. If your water is very hard, youll find that a tablespoon of cider vinegar or lemon juice added to the water will make a better bread.

Many liquids can be used in baking bread: water, milk, fruit juice, soy milk, potato water, egg and others.

3.

WHATS THE BEST FLOUR TO USE?

Of the brands on the market, we have found the following work quite well:
Pillsbury(TM) Bread Flour
Gold Medal(TM) - Better For Bread (Yellow Package)

King Arthur(TM) (East Coast)

4.

WHAT IF THE BREAD CRUST IS TOO BROWN

We have found these options help keep the crust from be- coming too brown:
1) Reduce the amount of sugar by one to two tablespoons.

2. Use honey in place of sugar, cutting the quantity in half.

3. Use the sweet bread setting instead of the recommended setting.

4. Use a sugar substitute and use the same recipe require- ments as for sugar. (This may seem strange to those who use sugar supplements in other ways. There will be no aftertaste when the sugar supplement is cooked. There- fore, a one to one ratio is used when using a sugar substitute.) [Note: be sure that the substitute can be heated/cooked; not all can.]

5.

ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

Those DAKonians who live in a high altitude area (3500 to 6500 feet) may find it necessary to make some altitude adjustments in procedure. According to the high altitude directions on the Gold Medal Better For Bread Flour(TM) package, "Rising time may be slightly shorter". General Mills recommends that you start with the minimum amount of flour the recipe calls for. Different brands of "high altitude flour" may be purchased to compensate for the difference in altitude.

6.

WHAT IF THE LOAVES RISE TOO HIGH?

There are two ways to avoid this:
1. Follow the recipe, measuring correctly.

2. As the loaf rises, make a small hole in the loaf with a toothpick just before it goes into the baking cycle.

(NOTE: Do not use a knife.)

**To Make Cleanup easier: Coat the inside of the dome with Pam(TM) or other cooking spray.

7.

WHAT IF THE MIDDLE OR TOP OF THE LOAF IS UNCOOKED OR UNDERDONE?

If this occurs, the following steps will assure that the loaf is completely cooked.

Between the last stage of fermentation and the baking cycle use a baking brush to brush the top of the loaf with one of the following:

1) A beaten egg with one to two tablespoons of water, mixed into a fine glaze.

2) Egg white, cream of tartar, and approximately one to two tablespoons of water mixed into a fine glaze.

3. Melted butter.

After brushing the top of the loaf and closing the lid, create an aluminum foil "shield" to cover the outside of the dome.

8.

HELPFUL COOKING HINTS

When choosing to substitute ingredients, results may vary.

A few attempts may be necessary to obtain a successful loaf. If you try a recipe substitute and find it successful, wed appreciate hearing about it. Please write to:
DAK Industries
Customer Service Department - Auto Bakery 8200 Remmet

Some recipes call for egg whites. We have found that gently folding the egg whites into the recipe works much better than simply adding them into the ingredients.

9.

HOW TO CLEAN THE AUTOBAKERY

When cleaning the Autobakery, we have found the following to be the most effective:
1) A mild soap and water solution

2) A cleanser such as "409"

3) A white vinegar and water solution. (A 3 to 1 ratio of water to vinegar works best.)

Use a damp sponge or cloth, and NEVER "flood" the Breadmaker with any of the above solutions.

As you know, you can remove the red flexible seal at the bottom of the well. A gentle tug is all it takes. When the seal is out, use a toothpick to remove leftover ingredients from around the motor shaft and seal area. This area should be clean to allow the seal to be replaced.

10.

SELF TEST

If you experience problems that suggest your Breadmaker could be faulty, the unit has a self test which will help you de- termine what to do.

When performing the self test, the most accurate results are found when the unit has been cold for at least two hours.

First, please remove the inner pot. This is done to save the inner pot and will not affect the outcome of the test. Now, please follow these steps:
1) Unplug the breadmaker.

2) Press the "CLOCK" button* and "CLEAR" button on the display area and place the plug into the electrical out- let while continuing to press the buttons.

A display of "8:8" ("12:12" on some models)

should show on the LED. If not, go through steps 1 and 2 again until this display is shown.

3) Press the "CLEAR" button again. You should now see a sequence of numbers begin to be displayed on the LED.

These numbers merely mean that the machine is going through its test cycle... the numbers themselves arent important to observe.

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*NOTE: On some models there is no "CLOCK" button. Instead, press

"TIME OF DAY" Button.

4. The test will take about 20 minutes. At the end of the test, you should see a display of "E123" (on some models)

or "11:11" (on some models). Such display values indicate that the machine is functioning properly.

If you receive a message on the LED screen reading "E55", please try the following procedure.

Look into the upper left hand side of the baking unit. You will see four screws and a metal heating sensor located between the top two screws. Please take a 2 inch by 6 inch strip of aluminum foil and drape it over this sensor, allowing the lid to hold it in place. Then repeat steps one through four.

If any values other that the ones listed in step four (4) appear on the display, this means the machine failed one of the test cycles and needs repair. Please contact DAKs Technical Department for assistance (Toll

[I tried this self test on my machine and got "8:8" as the initial value and "11:11" as the final value. Be aware that the machine will heat up for a while and then turn on the fan. The test took about 10 minutes for my machine. The machine remains in the test mode after the self test-pressing "CLEAR" brought up the "8:8" display and pressing it again seemed to start the test all over.

I cycled power to it and then reset the clock. As far as I know, this self-test is only for the original DAK Auto- Bakery; I dont know if it works with the Turbo version or with WelBilt machines.]

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