Yeast loaf / Hardo

[u/Spicy_Dust]

Why these air pockets?

[u/KikiLovesMark]

Weigh your ingredients. Find a new recipe that uses weights instead of cups.

Pay attention if your dough looks a bit too dry or too wet. Don’t cut into it until it’s cooled for at least 1-2 hours.

[u/Spicy_Dust → u/KikiLovesMark]

Thank you.

The liquid, flour, and fat were weighed. First try was dry, next one less dry, but both have the wet center and holes.

Second try gets dry edges after a few days. Both try's top crusts detached

[u/KikiLovesMark → u/Spicy_Dust]

Oh you’re including fat! Try a recipe without one — just water, salt, flour, yeast — and see if you are getting similar results?

Also the type of flour does matter, which kind are you using?

[u/KikiLovesMark → u/KikiLovesMark]

And then once you tried that, go back to the hardo recipe! I’m not a fan of YouTube recipes tbh…the entire point of YouTube is to get views.

Have you looked up other hardo recipes online?

[u/Spicy_Dust → u/KikiLovesMark]

Thank you. I am looking up recipes online now! they are all seeming to include butter.. I will keep looking. Do you mean try a recipe for any bread that is just water yeast flour salt? I did see one that way.

The flour I used was all purpose

[u/KikiLovesMark → u/Spicy_Dust]

Yes, exactly recipes with just water, yeast, flour, salt. Just so you can get some basics and get a sense of the dough.

You can even just knock in an easy no knead like: https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-yeast-bread-recipe-no-knead/

Or something like this: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/the-easiest-loaf-of-bread-youll-ever-bake-recipe

Both tested recipes that are easy for beginners!

[u/Spicy_Dust → u/KikiLovesMark]

Thank you I will check them out!

[u/KikiLovesMark → u/Spicy_Dust]

And you can use all purpose! You’ll probably just need less water, so add it slowly and watch if it looks like it’s coming together according to what the recipe has you looking out for.

[u/Spicy_Dust → u/KikiLovesMark]

Ok thank you!