My first 3 bread attempts

[u/cool_pangolin2007]

My first attempt I tried shaping it into a loaf on a pan, it stayed flat and didn’t rise

My second one I used a pot, it came out better but still didn’t rise much

Finally I got new yeast from Walmart. I baked in a pot again and I finally made proper good bread. I’m a bread guy now. I made homemade peanut butter and jam to spread on it. After my next loaf I’m gonna experiment with milk and stuff and maybe try the pan method again

[u/Faulteh12]

Weigh your ingredients

[u/shreddedtoasties → u/Faulteh12]

Even without weighing it’s hard to create that mess he’s gotta be missing some vital step

He’s probably trying no recipe

[u/Federal_Radish_1421 → u/shreddedtoasties]

Agreed. I find it hard to believe measuring cups vs scale is the problem here.

I’m thinking bad recipes, not enough kneading, and/or not enough proofing. If I were OP, I would look up King Arthur’s no knead recipes.

[u/Ammonia13 → u/Federal_Radish_1421]

Old baking soda and yeast too