Category Archives: Bread Troubleshooting

Bread Troubleshooting – Bread That Rises and Then Falls Revised

Posted on October 22, 2011 by
flour2

I also call this The Big Valley as it usually leaves a sunken area in the middle of the loaf. I wrote an article about this a few years ago, but here’s an updated version with more detail. This condition … Continue reading →

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Bread Troubleshooting – Bread That Doesn’t Rise

Posted on December 12, 2010 by
Flour

It’s happened to all of us.  Lovely aromas emanate from the bread machine.  You open the bread machine expecting to see a perfectly formed loaf of bread.  Instead you see a bread brick.  The bread didn’t rise. What happened?  To … Continue reading →

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Bread Troubleshooting – Bread That Rises and Then Falls

Posted on November 16, 2009 by
Fallen Bread

Have you ever made a loaf of bread that has a valley in the middle?  That’s the sign of a loaf of bread that rose and then fell.  I had a loaf like this back in July. While I can’t … Continue reading →

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Heat Wave Baking

Posted on July 31, 2009 by
Fallen Bread

As you may know, I live near Seattle, Washington.  This week brought historically high temperatures.  My plan was to bake bread in the “cool” of the morning.  The only problem was that it wasn’t really cool in the morning.   It … Continue reading →

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