Can someone give me some advice please ? I have a Prima bread making machine but I have a problem with the top middle of the bread sinking. It rises lovelly at the start of the baking process and then sinks. The texture when finished is good but it lacks the nice doom on the top or I would even settle for a level top.
Help please, Eddie.

Do you open it up to peek whilst it's cooking? You should never ever do that. Or is your yeast completely dry before it kicks off? (You need to put the yeast in a small indentation on top of all the dy ingredients.) Also, a friend told me that she always has her liquid standing at room temp a good coiuple of hours before she needs it. Don't know if any of this helps ...

Thanks for the reply, but sorry its looks as though there is no easy answer. I don't lift the lid to take a peek because it has a glass window in the top. I keep the yeast, salt and sugar seperate (the yeast is dry). I use fresh strong flour. The water I use is warm (hotter than room temperature) I will try it at room temperature instead. I use olive oil rather than butter, when using butter it still sinks. I have tried double yeast this still does not work.
Once again thanks for the reply I will try the water just room temperature next time.
Ta Eddie

Thanks for the reply, but sorry its looks as though there is no easy answer. I don't lift the lid to take a peek because it has a glass window in the top. I keep the yeast, salt and sugar seperate (the yeast is dry). I use fresh strong flour. The water I use is warm (hotter than room temperature) I will try it at room temperature instead. I use olive oil rather than butter, when using butter it still sinks. I have tried double yeast this still does not work.
Once again thanks for the reply I will try the water just room temperature next time.
Ta Eddie

I find this sometimes happens if I've added too much yeast and not enough salt (which calms the yeast down a little) - not sure if this helps. I've just found it's a case of trial and error with measurements - sometimes depending on the outside temperature too, ie, whether it's summer time or winter.

Good luck Eddie.

Thanks Cheeky girl & mrs Woof Woof. Trying another loaf now, altering the ingrediants a bit, let you know what happens.
Ta Eddie

Cheeky girl & mrs Woof Woof. Success at last, I was trying to be too healthy and leave the salt out. I didn't realise it was so important. Works a treat now.
Many thanks
Eddie

Well done Eddie!!! Happy breadmaking.

MrsWW

echo1 -Glad it worked! I use LoSalt in my cookibg where it's a vital ingredient, I too try to be healthy, still piling on the pounds tho'... ho hum ... there are those who eat to live and those who live to eat .....