Homemade bread. It's out to get me. I can't seem to make it for the life of me. I don't know how many times I tried last year, but always failed. I tried again today with a "simple" recipe. I carefully followed every step. It was supposed to double in size within an hour by sitting in a "warm place." Perhaps my definition of a "warm place" is not correct. I sat it on the porch and the sun was directly hitting it. After checking on it 30 minutes later and seeing it hadn't grown, I decided to move it to a warmed (but turned off) oven. I checked on it at the hour mark...........nothin'. Nothin' but a ticked baker.
It has now been 8 hours and it has risen a little bit. Instead of pitching it, I'll see what it looks like in the morning. My luck, it will have exploded.
Someone who knows how to make bread just need to come over, hold my hand, and walk me through it. Who's it gonna be?
Is your water too warm? Could kill the yeast. Sorry about the tough luck. You're an amazing baker, don't let any ol' flat bread dough tell you otherwise. :)
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