Do Not Recommend

My sister bought this as a Christmas gift; after seven months of sitting on the shelf, tried to make bread. I made the Express Bake white bread on the first try; the yeast, bread flour and remaining ingredients were all fresh, the bread was a heavy mess with the dough still raw in the middle. All measurements were followed exactly as prescribed and all ingredients were added in the specific order of the recipe. I tried three more recipes in the book using different cycles hoping for better results; all three loaves of bread turned out the same as the first. Totally disappointed, I will go back to making my bread using my Kitchenaid mixer with the dough hook; at least with my Kitchenaid I can make edible, delicious homemade bread.