Crust too thick
- Add less flour.
- Let dough rise longer.
- Raise oven temperature.
Baked loaf crumbles easily
- Mix dough longer for better mixing.
- Add less flour.
- Add more liquids.
- Put dough in cooler rising place.
- Let dough rise for less time.
- Raise oven temperature.
Bread has sour taste
- Put dough in cooler location to rise so it will rise slower.
- Let dough rise for less time before baking.
Dough does not rise
- Yeast was left out of dough or yeast.
- Yeast used was inactive or old.
- Make liquid warmer so yeast can dissolve.
- Dough needs to be softer.
- Rising location needs to be warmer or cooler. Either temperature extreme can keep dough from rising properly.
Bread has dark streaks
- Mix dough better.
- Knead dough longer.
- Grease bowl less.
- Cover dough during rising.
Bread has holes in it
- Press all of air out of dough during shaping of loaves.
- Keep dough from over rising.
- Air bubbles not kneaded out before final rise.
- Drain fruit and vegetables before adding to dough.
Bread is doughy on bottom
- Remove bread from pans and allow to cool on racks.
Bread has excessive break on sides
- Decrease oven temperature.
- Allow more time for rising.
- Shape loaf better.
Tops of bread loaves crack
- Dough needs to be softer.
- Mix dough better.
- Cool bread slower; avoid cooling in cold conditions.
Bread doesn’t rise in oven
- Rising location needs to be cooler.
- Rising time should be shorter.
- Add more sweetener to dough.
- Check to see if yeast is bad.
- Add more yeast.
- Use a smaller bread pan.
Bread is heavy and compact
- Add less flour.
- Allow dough to rise longer.
Bread is wet inside and has coarse grain
- Bake loaf for longer.
- Let dough rise longer.
- Use fewer wet ingredients.
- Use smaller bread pan.
Bread doesn’t brown on sides
- Use darker color pans.
- Makes sure there is sufficient room in oven for pans.
Bread smells and tastes of yeast
- Decrease rising time.
- Make rising location cooler.
Bread is dry and has coarse grain
- Add less flour.
- Knead dough longer
- Decrease rising time.
- Increase oven temperature.
- Make sure salt was added.
- Makes sure enough yeast, sweetener or water was used.
Bread falls in oven
- Decrease rising time.
- Use larger bread pans.
- Make sure salt was added.
- Check and correct amounts of ingredients used.
- Ingredients need to be cooler.
- Dough needs to rise slower in cooler conditions.
