Well, sounds like you are getting there in the 'yeast issues' department. Yeah, my bread didn't rise as much as I wanted, and I wondered if a bread machine would make any difference... after what you wrote, I'm thinking 'maybe not'. The next time I make the loaf I am hoping it will be better - as I did not have manual instructions, just bread machine - so I just tried to adapt it. Now I have the manual instructions so hopefully we'll get better results.

Krystine.

(ps: nice to know people actually reply on this board )