I thought I'd try to make Shepherd's Loaf in the breadmaker we just won. How do you spell D I S A S T E R?

(1) The container that holds the ingredients is not made to hold 3 1/3 cups of dry ingredients that Shepherd's Loaf calls for.

(2) I suppose I should have dumped all the dry ingredients in a bowl first and mixed it instead of adding them in order to the machine container. Because the stupid machine did not mix it enough and I had to stop the stupid machine and mix it manually.

(3) After it mixed (for the 2nd. time) the stupid "select bread type" red button came on and stayed on ... for over an hour! I had to stop the machine, unplug it and clean bread dough from under the container and all around the elements. Not an easy job!

(4) Right now the dough is in a regular loaf pan (hopefully rising) in the oven at 125 degrees F. Sheesh! I am not a happy camper.

Anyone have any ideas what I did wrong?

ciao,
NJ
Norma June (Barrie, ON)