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I made bread for a few weeks, but the bread never rose properly. It was always rather flat and dense, and while tasting good, never really hit that spot. Today, I pulled the first really fluffy bread out of the oven and it turned out great. Really happy with it.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Reveal your secrets unto us! I have that exact same problem with my sourdoughs!

[–] realitaetsverlust@piefed.zip 3 points 2 days ago

I honestly didn't really change a lot. I left it for an hour longer in the box (4hrs vs 3hrs) but more because I forgot it, not because I wanted to. Other than, same procedure as always.

I suspect that the starter I made is now strong enough to cause the bread to "fluff up" ... but that's just a theory.

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Longer bulk ferment worked for me