Update: My grandpa's slow rise bread trick finally clicked for me

Tbh, waiting it out makes the loaf way better than my rushed bakes ever did.

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xenajohnson7mo ago

Ngl, I've had the opposite happen. My quick beer bread or soda bread comes out perfect every time, but when I try those long rise recipes, it just gets dense and sad. Maybe my kitchen's too cold for the slow method to work right.

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allen.ruby7mo ago

Feel the same way about my kitchen. Tried a fancy overnight loaf last winter and it barely rose at all. Woke up to a sad, cold lump of dough that baked into something you could use as a doorstop. My beer bread never lets me down.

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grayellis7mo ago

Yeah, the whole "kitchen's too cold" thing hits home. My last slow rise attempt was so dense I'm pretty sure I could have used the loaf to patch a hole in the wall. It had the structural integrity of a brick. Guess some of us are just meant for the quick and dirty baking life.

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