I've been making bread for a while now, but I can never get it to rise enough. The bread comes out really dense, so it's not very useful for sandwiches. I give it ten minutes after kneading, bash it down again, then another hour before baking. I've tried adding sugar as well but this hasn't made much impact.
Baking – How to get the bread to be more fluffy and less dense
bakingbread
Related Topic
- Bread – How to make the sourdough bread dough stretchy and not have it tear
- Bread – Gluten free bread in breadmaker looks weird and doesn’t rise
- Baking – How do different techniques impact sourdough bread
- Baking – Can using a poolish or biga preferment help me make a less dense wholemeal bread
- Bread – way to make this bread recipe’s crust less crunchy
- Baking – use less sugar for making this bread
Best Answer
A big factor besides the dough is the temperature at which you bake the bread.
If you are not baking it at some recipe specified temperature you are probably playing on the safe side and your breads won't raise much.
You have to heat the CO2 pockets quickly so that they expand before the dough hardens. The more temperature you can give it the better.
Another possible factor may be the yeast. Are you waiting enough? Are you using enough? Like temperature, more yeast and longer fermentation times can't go wrong.