Bread

Why my bread gets so hard when I used bread maker?

I've just got a used Bread maker and baked a regular loaf bread and Rye breads. The rye breads were a little bit softer right after it's done, but all of the breads turnd very hard once they are cooled down. What do I need to do?? The recipe I used was from Zojirushi's because a manual didn't come with the machine. The crust was a kind of thick and the bread was very dense and heavy. And I remember I didn't use "Crust control".

Public Comments

1. too much gluten, i would say set it to kneed the dough less if possible... less kneeding, less gluten, softer the bread.
2. I butter the crusts with melted butter as soon as I take them out of the bread maker. Then when they are almost cool, I put them in zip lock or bread bags and put them in the fridge. I also bake most things on white/light temp setting so they don't get quite so done.
3. Breads go stale faster if they have little or no fat in them. Look for recipes with eggs and/or oil in the dough. - chef instructor.