Why Is My Sourdough So Dense? Troubleshooting Guide
A dense loaf isn’t a failure, it’s data. Something in the process didn’t give the dough enough…
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Sticky, Wet Sourdough Dough? Here’s Why
Sticky dough drives new bakers to add flour by the fistful, which almost always makes things worse,…
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Why Is My Sourdough Crust So Hard? (And How to Soften It)
A crust that could double as a doorstop usually comes down to oven conditions, not your dough….
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Why Is My Sourdough Bottom Burnt but the Inside Raw?
This is one of the more confusing problems out there because it seems backwards. How can the…
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Why Is My Sourdough Not Rising? 5 Common Causes (and Fixes)
You fed your starter, you did the folds, you waited the amount of time the recipe told…
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Gummy Sourdough Crumb: Causes and How to Fix It
A gummy crumb is one of the most common complaints I hear, and it’s also one of…
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Overproofed vs. Underproofed Sourdough: How to Tell the Difference
This is the question that trips up more home bakers than almost anything else, because the two…
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Sourdough Spreading Instead of Rising Up? Here’s Why
You shape a nice round loaf, you turn your back for the bake, and what comes out…
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Why Did My Sourdough Deflate After Scoring?
There is nothing quite like watching a beautifully proofed loaf go flat the second your blade touches…
