I have made this recipe several times now using honey as the sweetener and no changes to the recipe. The loaf will rise well but when I bake it, the loaf always collapses in the center. Any suggestions on how to prevent this? The bread always tastes great, btw. Hi, Tom. This one may be better as a conversation on the hotline, but there are a few suspects here. It's possible you're waiting too long during the second rise before baking, and the loaf isn't able to hold itself up; also possible the dough is too wet, and also not able to hold it's shape. Take a look at MJ's blog about when to put the loaf in the oven and compare to what you're doing. Are you letting it get too tall? The last part of the rise should happen during the bake. Susan

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