My dough is not rising. It's been sitting at room temperature for 1.5 hours and so far not luck. The only thing I can think of is that I made it with King Arthur Bread Flour. Could that be causing the problem? The other thing is that I used an opened packet of yeast that's been in my fridge for about a month. Would that effect it? Laura, it's no doubt the yeast. You didn't use really hot water, did you? If you used lukewarm, and the dough is quite soft as described, and you didn't use too much salt (1 tablespoon), and you used enough yeast (1 1/2 TABLEspoons); then it would have to be that the yeast has died. What kind of packet are you talking about? ONe of the little packets from the grocery store only holds 2 teaspoons to begin with. Was it Fleischmann's? We recommend SAF instant yeast. Hopefully from what I've said here you can figure out what happened. Don't be afraid to try again - also, please call our Baker's Hotline, 802-649-3717, if you'd like to talk this over with one of our bakers. Good luck - PJH

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