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Crust on Bread Machine Bread Always Too Crispy?

I have found some great bread machine recipes. However, the crust always comes out extra crispy. It isn't burned, just crispy. Any ideas on how to prevent this?

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By SUSAN EYER

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June 13, 20110 found this helpful

I don't have a bread machine, but my parents do. Does yours have a darkness setting? For some recipes my parents adjust the darkness setting on their machine. Maybe that would change the crispiness of the crust, too.

 
June 13, 20110 found this helpful

After it cools down to almost room temperature, store the bread in a plastic bag. This will soften up the crust a lot.

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I've never timed it, but it should happen quite quickly...within a few hours. Maybe even closer to an hour.

 

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June 14, 20110 found this helpful

Remove it from the bread machine, brush some butter or margarine over the top with a pastry brush. Or you can rub a partial stick over the top, and cover over with a cloth. This makes a soft crust.

 
June 14, 20110 found this helpful

When you take bread out put a piece of wet papertowel over it, it will absorb the mositure while it sits there and soften the upper crust. I do this will calzones also.

 
June 14, 20110 found this helpful

You could also brush with melted butter after you take it out of the machine.

 
June 14, 20110 found this helpful

Thank you for these suggestions. I should have been more specific. My problem is with all four sides, not just the top. I do store it in a plastic bag but it doesn't seem to help,

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I've also changed the darkness setting to lowest level.
Keep the responses coming!

 
June 14, 20110 found this helpful

Hello! I'm like you I always thought the bread machine made the crust too tough and crunchy. My solution was to rub it all over with spreadable margarine just as soon as I removed it from the machine. ( We always had a big tub of it so it was easier than using the stick kind.) My kids always called it rubbing lotion on the bread to soften it up. LOL

I just get a good glop on my fingers and rub it on all over. It soaks right into that nice warm crust and makes it soft and tender. I then set it on paper towel on a cooling rack to cool (if it lasts that long) and store in a plastic bag. Hope this helps!

 
June 15, 20110 found this helpful

Take dough out of bread machine, put in loaf pan and bake in 350 degree oven when done rub butter all over top.

 
January 18, 20211 found this helpful

I just made my first loaf and had the exact same problem- every surface that came in contact with the pan was thick, hard and crispy. I'm going to try increasing the water in the recipe.

 
January 16, 20220 found this helpful

How did that work out for you?

 
January 23, 20220 found this helpful

Im wondering if you did add more liquid to your next loaf, and if it helped any. Also how much extra did you find that worked. I too have gotten such tough crust.

 
July 22, 20220 found this helpful

I have the same issue and I have two different bread machines (West Bend and Panasonic). I too have tried the butter and my setting for crust has been set to light and I have put bread into bread sacks.

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I have even decreased the sugar to see if that helps but nope..the bread is great when baked but to eat you must cut off the crust on the sides and ends.

 
August 7, 20220 found this helpful

What an exasperating problem. I will try oiling the sides and bottom of my bread machine pan when Ive paused it for removing the paddle just before the final rise. When you think about it the only real difference to baking the loaves in an oven and the bread machine process is the oiling of the pan.

 

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