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Polydough flatness issue

 
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If anyone could diagnose how my bread loaves go flatter in the oven I would really appreciate it
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Sorry. My bread was the poly dough from Paul
 
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What was the temp of the water when you added the yeast?
 
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Did you test your yeast?

That would be my guess that the yeast did not work.

For others who might want to try the polydough:

https://permies.com/t/1371/kitchen/Poly-Dough-pizza-bread-fry
 
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I'm not the polydough expert, but to me those pan loaves look the way mine get when the dough is a bit wet and overproofs (second rise is a little too long-- it gets way high and then falls during baking).
I've been baking for a jillion years and sometimes they overproof, and we eat 'em anyway! but you might want to try kneading in a bit more flour when you form the loaves, rising just until you see it's risen (not like leave it for 4 hours, like i occasionally do), and slicing it to get a nice ear.
 
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