An automatic bread making machine having a baking chamber and a container for
receiving bread making ingredients is provided with a backing rack assembly that
is selectively placed into and removed from the baking chamber. The baking rack
assembly is provided with a frame and a plurality of trays coupled to the frame,
in vertically spaced relation to each other. Each of the frames provides a substantially
horizontal support surface for a quantity of dough that can be proofed or baked
on the tray when the rack assembly is positioned within the baking chamber. A user
may therefore bake a plurality of portions of dough within a unitary chamber of
an automatic bread making machine.