Ok, ok...I have this book, too. My first attempt was an utter disaster....which did nothing for my fear of yeast breads!! Your blog has made me want to give it another try. Really not quite sure what went wrong the first time...any pointers for me as I go dust off my book? :-) If you follow the book recipes, did you measure the flour his way, which is to scoop into the bag and sweep off the excess? Jeff H. measures flour differently than we do, and in these high-liquid recipes, the amount of flour is pretty critical. What was wrong with your original breads? Dough was too sticky and spread all over the place? Or kept its shape, but didn't rise enough? Read the instructions in our recipe carefully, so you use the right amount of flour...PJH

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