windyacres

Thanks. I will try it again and reduce the yeast. Stay Tuned!

Well, I made the recipe that Mgaretz posted. It tastes great, but the top sunk in some. At least it is not hard as a rock like the 100% Whole Wheat recipes I have tried. I guess that is because it contains AP flour, as well as whole wheat flour. I've attached a picture of it.

Thank you so much! This sounds like a terrific recipe. Which size loaf setting do you use?

Thanks both lindag and mgaretz for the suggestions. Perhaps it is just the recipes that came with the breadmaker. I know for a fact that at least one of them has the incorrect amount of water. The 1.5 lb loaf called for LESS water than the 1 lb loaf! Mgaretz, I will try the recipe you gave and see how it goes. The main reason I purchased the breadmaker was so I would not have to heat my oven up in the summer. When the weather gets cooler, I will try just using the breadmaker for mixing and my oven for baking.

The yeast is fine. As I said, on the last loaf, I checked it at different stages and it rose nicely, but was flat and dense when I took it out of the machine. I am trying to get a good whole wheat loaf. At first, I only tried the recipes in the Cuisinart recipe. When I couldn't get a satisfactory loaf from those, I tried the King Arthur 100 percent whole wheat bread and weighed all the ingredients. It was better than any of the others, but still was too dense and hardly edible. I am trying one of the white bread recipes today to see if that comes out better. I'll let you know how it works.

Last spring I purchased a Cuisinart CBK-100 breadmaker. It has multiple settings for white bread, whole wheat bread, quick breads, etc, but have been unsuccessful in getting an acceptable loaf of bread yet! Most of what I've tried are the whole wheat bread recipes that are in the recipe booklet that came with the machine. Every single time the loaves have turned out fallen and dense. Too dense to eat. The last time, I carefully monitored the mixing process and added a couple of extra teaspoons of water because the dough was too dry. Before the last rise, I took the paddle out (when the signal sounded) and shaped the dough into a loaf myself, then put it back in the bread machine. I monitored the rising process and it rose nicely with a nice dome-shaped top. I was SURE it was going to be a good loaf, but, alas, upon taking it out of the machine at the end of the baking process, the loaf had a flat top and was very dense, even gummy. I am using vital wheat gluten, so do not think that is the problem. I am so disappointed and wonder if anyone else has this machine and has had success with it. I have begun to think something is wrong with the machine. Maybe it is just the whole wheat cycle. I did try a white rosemary bread that I had success with in my very old off-brand machine. Even it had the top fall in, but the dough may have been a little too wet on that one. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks