Question 1

does it have a dough cycle

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Yes it does have a dough cycle. I love this machine and make pizza dough. Danish pastry dough. focaccia dough, and French bread dough. The rest cycle allows any refrigerated ingredients to come to room temperature before mixing, that way the yeast is better activated.
I’ve had the same model since 2012 (from Amazon) and I love it more now than I did when I first got it.

Question 2

Most of the recipes in the book call for 4 7/16 cups of flour. I have never seen flour measured like this. Is there a better way to measure the flour?

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The best, most accurate way to measure ingredients (especially flour) is by weight in GRAMS using a digital scale.A FANTASTIC tool for converting flour amounts to weights is at:http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/flour_volume_weight.htmlUsing this tool you can enter any amount, even fractions, and get an accurate volume/weight conversion for every type of flour.  You can get accurate conversions for any bizarre fraction you can think of.  Using your 4 7/16 cups of bread flour as an example, the conversion calculator will tell you the correct weight is 563.56 grams.  For another example, if your recipe called for 4 32/52 cups of bread flour, the conversion calculator will tell you the correct weight is 586.15 grams.

Question 3

what size loaf?

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You can make three loaf sizes. XL, L, and M.  The Medium size loaf is about 1.5 lb.  Large is about 2 lbs and XLarge is about 2.5 lb loaf. Since the loaf pan remains the same size a larger loaf is mostly just taller.  I usually stick with the Medium since larger slices won't toast in the toaster (They are too tall!).  The pan measures 7.5" x 6".  I have to say that I have had really great success with this machine. I don't use bread flour just unbleached all purpose flour and my bread is beautiful.

Question 4

The breadmaker rests for up to an hour after starting. What is this for? Seems like the wet and dry ingredienats sitting for an hour would make paste.

Accepted Answer

Nope doesn't make paste and like others say here it seems to allow ingredients to stabilize temps. Good for me 'cause our water is real cold, and I keep my gluten flour and yeast in the freezer. I think this rest period is key to the excellent quality bread I get from this - as long as I don't forget the yeast. I've had my machine for 7 years. Love it.

ASIN	B00005QFL0
Best Sellers Rank	#1,054,188 in Kitchen & Dining ( See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining ) #302 in Bread Machines
Brand	Panasonic
Brand Name	Panasonic
Capacity	2.5 Pounds
Color	Multicolor
Customer Reviews	4.2 out of 5 stars 3,217 Reviews
Global Trade Identification Number	00037988958009
Included Components	Automatic Bread Maker
Item Type Name	Panasonic Automatic Bread Maker
Item Weight	15.4 Pounds
Manufacturer	PANASONIC
Material	Plastic
Model Number	RA11560
Number of Programs	5
Part Number	RA11560
Product Care Instructions	Wipe with Dry Cloth
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Unit Count	1.0 Count
Voltage	110 Volts (AC)
Warranty Description	1 Year Parts/Labor

Panasonic SD-YD250 Automatic Bread Maker with Yeast Dispenser, White

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