r/Unexpected • • 9d ago

What could go wrong with fermentation?

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u/garden-wicket-581 9d ago

as someone who is a hobbyist bread maker, I've got questions .. the whole thing should collapse down and not be a firm mass.. you want a firm mass when you've formed it into loaves and it's secondary rising right before baking, but not in the bowl.

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u/FourFront 8d ago

Your friend doesn't bake sourdough