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Elucidator
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Why Do My Loaves Collapse?
I have been making bread for months and every once in a while after I let the loaves rise in their loaf pans they look great. However, after a few minutes in the oven they collapse in the center. Why does this happen? The bread is still good but it won't stay risen. Making sandwiches with it is a pain because the width is ok but the height isn't... 
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#2 Fri 01 Mar 13 8:13pm
wine~o
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Re: Why Do My Loaves Collapse?
Welcome to the forum...my initial thought are...oven not pre-heated or the bread needs another few minutes in the oven...
Though if you can post what recipe you are using, we may have more of a clue....
Edit for typo...why is Y next to T??
Last edited by wine~o (Fri 01 Mar 13 8:15pm)
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#3 Fri 01 Mar 13 10:28pm
mummza
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Re: Why Do My Loaves Collapse?
Welcome to the forum Elucidator 
My darling always makes all the bread in our house and this also happens with some of his brown loaves .
There seems to be no real reason that it happes sometimes as its generally the same brand of flour that he used, however it has happened a few times with the Hovis flour.
It can also happen if the dough is a bit wet .
I am presuming that yu do not open the oven door as the loaf starts to cook.
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