Is there a trick to toasting this bread? I have not been able to get it crispy, even with a longer time
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I think the trick is to let it dry out a little first. Separate the pieces and leave them out overnight.
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I throw it on my George Foreman. It toasts beautifully in about 7ish minutes
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I have found that toasting the bread in a dry frying pan over medium low heat works very well. I "toast" each side until I see steam rising from the bread, then transfer it to a wire rack and proceed with whatever I'm making. Hope this helps.
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Hi Aunt Bee! There's no trick to getting this bread crispy. It doesn't. It gets "stiff and chewy" with a delightful toasty flavor and darkens in color the longer you toast it. Come to think of it....regular toasts don't get "crispy" either? Oh well, Aunt Bee, perhaps potato chips might be more fun?
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We put the slice on the rack (not a pan) in our toaster over and turn it up as high as it will go. I think it has something to do with how dark the bread is (darker type bread seems to take longer to toast) as well as how dense it is. I don't think it will ever get as "toasty" as regular bread due to the density, but you can achieve a satisfactorily toasted piece usually. I have also put it into a non-stick fry pan - with no oil or butter- and toasted it there. That has worked for me.Good luck.
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My toaster has different toasting levels and I cut the slice bread in half and put in the toaster & push the button as if the bread was frozen on the setting of 7 & its' right @ crisp. Hope this helps - (I have a Stainless Steel Cuisinart Toaster)
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Hi, put in a teaspoon of vegetable oil, a drinking glass of warm water, 4 cups of flower (I use 2 cups bread flower, and 2 cups whole wheat flower for German type coarse bread, use 4 cups bread flower for white bread). Add one tablespoon of salt, 2 tablespoons dry milk, 2 tablespoons of sugar. Add 1/2 teaspoon of yeast. Bake 3.5 hrs. Machine should form a dry soft ball. If too liquid, add a little of flower. If machine has to labor hard, and you hear a grinding type noise, the dough is too dry and add a little warm water. Using this for &gt; 10 years, always bakes a great loaf.
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In a sense yes, I have used it as such. It really just makes the bread crunchy but not quite the same as if toasted.
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i add yeast to bread machine then warm water.add salt last. hopes this helps. ted
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You have to do some experimenting. Depends on the type of bread -soft/white , whole wheat, multigrain, etc. Where do you keep your bread? In the fridge, in a basket or breadpan? And then find the right setting.
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Sorry David, haven't done English Muffins, but for a bagel, out of the cooling part of the frig, a setting around 2 gets it to the light brown I desire. This is the Cuisinart with the rotary dial...not one of the digital toasters. Trial and error may do it for you, but sounds like you have electrical problems with the toaster. Does it do the same with toast?
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The inside toasts, but the outside warms . It will crisp up if you use a higher setting. Bread is toasted just like any other toaster.
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I've had that happen as well (once) and I'm not sure why. The last loaf I made though was perfect - maybe add 3-4 minutes onto the cooking time (??)
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Using the standard white bread recipe, I replaced part of the bread flowere with a package of instant Oatmeal Cereal.. ( it measures 1/2 cup).. it gave a nice texture to the bread.. It was Cinnamon Oatmeal and wasnt overpowering, but made fantastic toast..
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I never tried toasting bread but I grilled many times. It grills chicken very well. This machine is amazing.
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Mine never worked right. Burned the bread even on light crust. I returned it.
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I've made the whole wheat twice and it has come out burnt on the outside twice. I wonder if I have a faulty machine. The other breads I made (which allow you to adjust the crust) turned out fine. With whole wheat setting it doesn't allow one to choose a crust... advice?
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Sorry took so long to answer. I have never toasted large quantities of bread so I can't really answer that.
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Yes, with one caveat. We use only artisan bread, and we like the way it turns out on the highest setting. It never gets too brown on the edges, but it doesn't really get brown in the center, at least so it's noticeable. It tastes and "chews" just like totally browned toast. The high-tech features are fun, and I personally like the sound that tells me the toast has "popped" up. The sides stay cool. It looks nice with the stainless in our kitchen, though it is not really stainless. We bought it primarily because it is long and thin and doesn't take up a lot of precious space on the counter. Yes, with one caveat. We use only artisan bread, and we like the way it turns out on the highest setting. It never gets too brown on the edges, but it doesn't really get brown in the center, at least so it's noticeable. It tastes and "chews" just like totally browned toast. The high-tech features are fun, and I personally like the sound that tells me the toast has "popped" up. The sides stay cool. It looks nice with the stainless in our kitchen, though it is not really stainless. We bought it primarily because it is long and thin and doesn't take up a lot of precious... » Read More Yes, with one caveat. We use only artisan bread, and we like the way it turns out on the highest setting. It never gets too brown on the edges, but it doesn't really get brown in the center, at least so it's noticeable. It tastes and "chews" just like totally browned toast. The high-tech features are fun, and I personally like the sound that tells me the toast has "popped" up. The sides stay cool. It looks nice with the stainless in our kitchen, though it is not really stainless. We bought it primarily because it is long and thin and doesn't take up a lot of precious space on the counter. « Show Less
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I didn't know that artisan breads need to be run twice through. For the economical price it toasts very well. Sometimes it appears to take a while. But if the bread is long, you will have to cut part of it off and shorten it for it to fit. There are toasters that accommodate longer bread. Cuisanart is the most preferred toaster out there if you can afford it.
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You can't avoid a hole in the bread maker because you bake inside of it and there is a little propeller there to mix the doe. You would have to take it out, place into some other form, take propeller out, place it back. Who cares about the little hole. If bread is like a brick, then maybe you need to read instructions in the book and follow them exactly. Also make sure you have fresh yeast, that your yeast is not dead or too old. Have good quality flower too. My kid read instructions and made the first loaf of whole weat bread and it happened to be wonderful. That load was gone the same evening. He was very proud of it. Everybody praised the bread and the price was much cheaper than if I would buy it in the store. No more store bread for me.
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Toasting bread definitely takes longer than our previous toaster oven. Perhaps twice as long and was noticeably longer from the beginning.