I've seen recent discussion about the Hitachi Bread Maker and the problem
with rising. I too own a Hitachi and had posted awhile back about the small
loaves of bread I was getting (about 6 inches). I called Hitachi yesterday
and asked them about the problem with the rising and I was told that most of
the time when they service a Hitachi because of this problem they have found
the problem to be with the ingredients not the machine. I was told not to
use refrigerated ingredients such as yeast, flour, etc. - it has to be room
temperature; also the water has to be lukewarm not cold like the manual
states; I was also told to use Bread Flour not All-Purpose Flour; and last I
was told that store bought mixes have never risen well. I am going to try
all of the above and see if I start getting larger loaves! Does anyone know
if it is true about the store bought mixes?
Gina
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