Hi folks - I've had my bread machine for years [an old DAK turbo] and I use it
mainly to make whole grain breads. I've always found that the breads have a
slightly bitter or dark taste to them, unless its a honey bread [ie honey whole
wheat which uses 1/2 cup of honey - no bitter taste could survive that much
sugar!] The breads that use a tablespoon or so of sugar/honey all seem to have
it, and lately I've noticed that the few white flour breads I've tried have the
same taste. Its not very strong - most of my greedy tasters don't notice it,
but it is definitely there since the main bread eaters [my husband and I] have
both commented on it in the past. All this time I've attributed the taste to
the whole grain flours [I didn't mix in any white flour with them] but now I'm
wondering if something else could be causing it. I do use gluten - could that
be it? Or I could just use more sugar/honey [I've already tried increasing it
to about 1.5-2 Tbs with no improvement] Any thoughts or suggestions would be we
lcome! Thanks in advance - Cherie