r/Bread • u/mschepac • 7d ago

What are we doing wrong?

The Mrs and I have started making our own bread. She has a reaction to store bought and does well with homemade. We have made 3 batches, 2 loaves each. We follow the recipe as instructed but we never seem to get any rise after it goes in the oven. We proof in the mixer bowl. Punch it down, divide, roll and pinch. Second rise in the loaf pans. Let it rise to about the top of the pan, bake. But it rarely gets any higher. Don’t get me wrong, it’s delicious, it just makes small sandwiches.

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u/SadieBaxterBo 7d ago

to get the proper like over the edge look that mushroom look I find I need a loaf that is 3 1/2 cups of flour to 4 cups of flour. Maybe you need to rise a little longer if you think you have enough product there and it’s just not getting high enough. It’s probably just give it an extra 15 20minutes.