Bread Machine, Yeast Question

[debmidge]

My bread machine, Breadman, instructions tell me to put liquid in bucket first, then flour mix on top then make a well in the flour and pour the packet of yeast into that well.

here's my question: If I am making the bread immediately, is it ok to pour the yeast into the flour first, instead of making the well ? Logically this makes sense to me, but I don't want to ruin a batch of bread over this.

D.

[lorka150]

this might not exactly answer your question, but when i do bread in the bread machine, i always do all the ingredients before i put them in the machine, instead of following the machine's directions.

[mamaw]

I do mine with the yeast on top in the little well, never had a problem with it....

[debmidge]

I want to get away from doing the little well since I am making the bread immediately. My understanding of this is that perhaps the machine's instructions say to do it this way because some people have the bread machine on a timer (?) and the yeast would get prematurely started if it was mixed into the flour...

So I guess I can mix the yeast into the flour in a bowl and then I can pour the liquid into the dry and mix it in the bowl and transfer it to the bread machine's baking bucket.....