I wish I had read through the comments *before* I baked this loaf! I just pulled it out of the oven and it shrunk a little while cooking and doesn't have the nice dome it had before I baked it. what I did wrong: 1. I poured cold milk into the warm water--without heating the milk first. perhaps a protease problem? 2. I'm pretty sure my pan is 9x5, too big for this recipe. 3. maybe I have an "over rise" problem? at any rate, the recipe was easy and the bread smells delicious. KAF recipes rarely disappoint so I have confidence it will still be good. Next time though...I'll read all these useful comments and the responses from KAF. thanks for the recipe! Kristen Kristen, there's not much agreement on whether protease is actually a problem; I think the loaf was a bit over-risen. When it hit the oven heat, it rose even more, then suffered a bit of a collapse, as the gluten simply wouldn't stretch that far. Also, the size of the pan may have contributed to the "not so nice" shape. Anyway - I have every confidence that next time will be better! Thanks for sharing your experience here. PJH

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