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===Breadmaker bread not rising - looks like a brick===
====tl;dr.====
Smell the yeast first, it should smell warm and yeasty. If it smells stale and musty, throw it out and start again with fresh yeast.
====Bread won't rise [solved]====
We've recently had a series of failures when making bread with our Panasonic breadmaker - the bread fails to rise and comes out like a house brick.

After reading this [https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baking/2688173-help-bread-suddenly-not-rising-panasonic-breadmaker article], It seems highly likely that the cause is the [[yeast]]. As many people mentioned, the yeast seems to be the cause of this problem, even if it's within the sell-by date. A couple of extra clues: The failing yeast had a rather nasty smell, nothing like the pleasant yeasty smell. Also the bread tasted a little bit sweet, which it would if the yeast was not able to digest the sugar.

Another useful suggestion is to store the yeast in your fridge as it is a 'live' ingredient and it can be 'killed'.

Changing the yeast solved the problem. I may go back to sachet-packed yeast. We make fresh [[pizzas]] and fresh [[pittas]] at least once a week yet it seems a can of Allinson's yeast goes off before we can use it all up.
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|TotalCalories = 6175
|PortionCalories = 617
|DatePublished=13th November 2013
|Author=Chef
|ImageComment = A medium-sized basic white loaf
|Servings = Servings: 10 - Makes 1 loaf
|Difficulty = 1
|PrepTime = 10 minutes
|CookTime = 4 hours, 5 minutes
|TotalTime = 4 hours 15 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Basic white breadmaker loaf of bread.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Pretty good, and easy to make''

4/5 

The standard breadmaker recipes are good but if you have the Panasonic breadmaker and the option of the 'French Bake', that is far better, but takes about 6.5 hours!

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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===The recipes===
A standard [[White bread|white bread]] [[Breadmaker|breadmaker]] recipe that is specific to the [[Panasonic SD253]] breadmaker (and similar models).

Use menu 01 ''Basic bake'' (4 hours 5 minutes) on [[Panasonic SD-ZB2502 automatic breadmaker]]

It will almost certainly work for most [[Breadmakers|breadmakers]] and is worth trying if you have lost your instruction book!

The timer may be used for this recipe.

====Medium loaf====
{{RecipeIngredients
| 1 teaspoon [[Dried active yeast|dried active yeast]]
| 400 g [[strong white flour]]
| '''1 tablespoon [[Sugar|sugar]]'''
| 20 g [[Butter|butter]]
| 1.5 teaspoons [[salt]]
| 280 ml water - or by weight instead of volume, 280 g water
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====Large loaf====
* 1 teaspoon [[Dried active yeast|dried active yeast]]
* 500 g [[strong white flour]]
* '''1.5 tablespoons [[Sugar|sugar]]'''
* 30 g [[Butter|butter]]
* 1.5 teaspoons [[salt]]
* 350 ml water

====Extra large loaf====
* 1.5 teaspoons [[Dried active yeast|dried active yeast]]
* 600 g [[strong white flour]]
* '''2 tablespoons [[Sugar|sugar]]
* 40 g (1 oz) [[Butter|butter]]
* 2 teaspoons [[salt]]
* 420 ml water

===Method===
{{RecipeMethod
| Place the ingredients in your [[Breadmaker|breadmaker]], in the order shown
| Select [[Bake]] program (4 hours)
| '''Select menu 01 ''Basic bake'' (4 hours 5 minutes) on [[Panasonic SD-ZB2502 automatic breadmaker]]'''
| Select chosen crust option
| Select the appropriate loaf size to match the recipe [Medium, Large or Extra large]
| Rise and bake (4 hour cycle)
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