You might sacrifice a bit of flavor with the standard basic bread setting, the rises increase the fermentation, I think. I use instant yeast in a lot of my bread machine recipes on basic and see little difference. Instant has more yeasties sleeping in it so it has a faster rise, more rises means more flavor I'm told. Please note that it is difficult to get a fluffy oatmeal bread with any recipe and usually they call for more liquid than regular bread. Check your dough after about 5-8 minutes and add a couple tablespoons of water if it looks dry. Let us know what you find out.

Nancy- not sure what you mean. If I use basic I get three rises; if I use quick I just get two. The reason for the question is that all of the recipes in the Zoj. book have you use the quick rise when using instant yeast and I didn't want to sacrifice flavor if i could just use instant yeast and the basic rise or switch to active dry yeast in order to use the basic setting.

I reread your answer and see you use instant on basic, so I will try that.

I also use instant and active dry interchangeably and make all my bread in the Zo. I don't bake in it, I just use the dough cycle, but that gives me two rises and I get a third rise in the pan after I shape the loaf/rolls/whatever.

I find that leaving dough refrigerated overnight will make a difference in flavor, as will leaving a starter on the counter overnight and using that. I don't see a lot of flavor difference between 2 rises and 3 rises, though, so that issue wouldn't make me hesitate. I'd just use "basic".

Annie

I read that instant and active dry are the same....but instant is just finer powder so ti dissolves faster. I use active dry for everything....and never proof my yeast in warm water before I add to the mix.
and yes longer time mixed up before baking makes for better flavor.....and if it's a long time to keep from over proofing a rise in the refrigerator is best.

Thanks everyone for your responses. I'm trying to get some bread recipes perfected for DH who is the main bread eater, so he can make, on his own and bake in the machine. I made a delicious oatmeal bread from an online recipe last week and then promptly forgot where I found it. The above KAF recipe turned out well, even on the quick cycle.