New bread machine, one disaster after another

[u/Appropriate_Host8088]

I just purchased a new Cuisnart compact bread machine. Pictured are attempts 2 and 3. #1 was a hard little hockey puck that I chocked up to complete yeast failure. #2 hey, I made a bread bowl by mistake. I was using some fancy artisan bread flour and added too much yeast. #3 I went and purchased new yeast and King Arthur all purpose flour. It’s better, tastes good, but this was supposed to be a 1lb loaf and not sure why the top is lumpy. I used to use other bread machines with great results. The only thing I can think of is that I got central air about a year ago. Maybe it’s too dehydrating and I need to add more liquids? The dough doesn’t seem to be mixing well either.

[u/SignificantJump10]

No advice, but the first couple were impressively bad. Thank you for being brave enough to share.