Palsonic PAB3600 Owners Manual - Page 11

HOW TO USE YOUR BREADMAKER USING THE TIMER FOR DELAYED COMPLETION Use the TIMER when you would like to delay the completion of your bread. This feature allows you to delay the bake time for up to 12 hours. For example, it lets you set the TIMER at 8 p.m. one evening so that you can wake to fresh bread by 8 a.m. the following morning. TO SET THE TIMER, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS: NOTE: Be sure you have followed the "How to Use Your Breadmaker" steps 1-6 in preparing the ingredients in the Baking Pan. It is not recommended that you use the "Delayed Completion" function and TIMER with recipes that call for fresh ingredients which might be spoiled such as eggs, fresh milk, sour cream, or cheese. 1 To set the TIMER, determine when you would like your bread to be finished. For example, if it is 8 p.m. when you place all your ingredients in the Baking Pan and you would like to wake up to the aroma of fresh-baked bread at 8 a.m., you will want a total of 12 hours before your bread is complete. Once you have chosen the appropriate setting for your recipe (for example, if you are doing a Sweet bread, you will push SELECT until #8 is showing in the display), you simply set the TIMER to bring it up to your total hours - in this case 12 hours. 2 Press the A arrow on the control panel and 3:25 - the time for setting #8 - will automatically come up in the display window. Continue to Press until the display reads 12:00 (or is as close to this as possible, since your timer moves in 10 minute increments, your actual reading for this setting will be 11:55 or 12:05). You do not need to mathematically calculate the difference between the setting time (3:25) and the total hours you want (12:00). The machine will automatically adjust to include the setting time. Simply set the TIMER for your total hours (12). If you pass the desired time, simply press to go back. 3 Once you have set the time, press START. The colon (:) in the display will flash to indicate that the TIMER has been set and the countdown will begin. The TIMER will count down in one-minute increments. When the display reaches END, your bread is complete and the beeper will sound. 4 If you make a mistake while setting the TIMER, press and hold the STOP button until it beeps. This will clear the display and you can set the TIMER again. SLICING AND STORING BREAD For best results place bread on a wire rack and allow to cool 15 to 30 minutes before slicing. You may use an electric knife for even slices. Otherwise, use a sharp knife with a serrated blade. For square slices, place the loaf on its side and slice across. Store unused bread tightly covered (zip-lock style bags or plastic containers work well) at room temperature up to three days. If weather is hot and humid, store in the refrigerator overnight. For longer storage (up to one month), place bread in a tightly covered container in the freezer. If you store the bread in the refrigerator, leave it out to bring it to room temperature before serving. Since homemade bread has no preservatives it tends to dry out and become stale faster than commercially made bread. Leftover slightly hardened bread may be cut into 1.3 cm (1/2 inch) or 2.5 cm (1 inch) cubes and used in favourite recipes to make croutons, bread pudding, or stuffing. 10