There are few easy steps for you to follow to make sure your bread still tastes great if you are transferring a bread recipe from a larger machine to a small machine.
The first step is simply doing the math. For example, if your regular 2 lbs recipe requires 4 cups of flour, the amount required for a 1lb recipe would be 2 cups. Apply this calculation for all the ingredients and you shouldn’t go wrong.
Sometimes you may need to tweak the recipe. Some common things to look out for include:
The loaf rose too much. If this is the case you should reduce the amount of yeast or sugar put into the dough.
The loaf did not rise enoug You should increase the salt level.
The top of the loaf cracked. Decrease the amount of flour you use and increase the liquid.
The crust is too dark. You should increase liquid levels by one or two tablespoons.