Every loaf feels like a loofah. What am I doing wrong?
I got a Cuisinart bread machine as a gift last year when I tried getting into bread making and have not been able to produce a single viable loaf, not once. I might be totally incapable of using a bread machine.
Every loaf I make is dense, short, squat, the crust is hard as a rock and the inside feels like a loofah. The loaf in the picture has just the first cm cut off. I followed a 2lb loaf recipe and the resulting loaf was maybe 5-6 inches tall. I’ve been trying to make just a basic white bread loaf and use the white bread setting and add the ingredients as specified by Cuisinart and/or the recipes.
I’ve tried:
-different recipes (from the manufacturer, bread machine cook books, and online)
-different flours
-different yeasts
-throwing out my ingredients and buying all new ones
-measuring with cups and spoons
-using a measuring scale
I’m at my wits end. Does anyone have any suggestions before I chuck this thing out a window? I’m currently making a loaf of white bread the old fashioned way so I can touch some reality grass.🤣
Thank you!