TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE TO IMPROVE YOUR RECIPES
1. For bread
Not getting the expected
results?
This table will help you.
The button was pressed
during baking.
Not enough flour.
Too much flour.
Not enough yeast.
Too much yeast.
Not enough water.
Too much water.
Not enough sugar.
Poor quality flour.
Wrong proportions
of ingredients (too much).
Water too hot.
Water too cold.
Wrong programme.
2. For baguettes
Not getting the expected
results?
This table will help you.
The dough does not have
a regular cross-section.
The dough is hard to shape.
The dough is sticky and it is
hard to shape baguettes.
Bread
Bread falls
rises
after rising
too much
too much
POSSIBLE CAUSE
The rectangle shape at the start
is not even or of a constant
thickness.
There is not enough water
in the mixture.
The dough was worked too much. Form a ball again, let it rest for
There is too much water in the
mixture.
The water was too warm when it
was added.
281
Bread does
Crust not
not rise
golden
enough
enough
Flatten out using a rolling pin if
necessary.a
Your mixture has not been successful,
start again.
10 minutes and then start again
from the beginning.
Shape the dough in two steps,
with a 5 minute rest between.
Flour your hands lightly, but not the
dough or the work surface if possible.
Continue to shape the baguettes.
Sides brown
Top
but bread not
and sides
fully cooked
floury
SOLUTIONS