I finally got my sandwich bread to stop collapsing in the middle

For months my loaves would dome up nice then sink when I took them out. I tried everything. More kneading, less water, different pans. Turned out I was opening the oven door to check on them about 10 minutes in. That blast of cool air was killing the rise. Now I just peek through the glass and leave it shut the whole 35 minutes. Anyone else fight with deflated loaves for way too long?

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craig.parker4d ago

The "peeking at 10 minutes" thing is a perfect example of how we mess things up by trying to control them too early. It's like when I'm waiting for a package and keep refreshing the tracking every 5 minutes like that'll make it show up faster. Your bread just needed some trust and patience, same as a lot of other stuff. I swear half of life's problems come from not leaving things alone long enough to do their thing. Glad you figured it out, now you can just enjoy the whole process instead of fighting it.

hugo_ellis4d ago

Had a buddy who killed his first sourdough by checking it every 20 minutes.