Re: why does my bread fall apart and crumble?
I would guess it's under kneaded. Overworking the dough would produce stiff "tough" bread. Under Kneading it would result in something more of a quick bread texture crumbly and not held together real well. Kneading the dough works up the gluten which is basically "bread glue"
the best way to learn how to make good bread is to ditch the machine and get your own two hands on it. The dough should be smooth and elastic when kneaded properly (by elastic I mean you should be able to poke it with your finger and the dough come back into shape in short order)
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