Hi Shirley, when bread rises well initially but sinks down during baking it is generally caused by over rising the dough. When the dough over rises, the gluten strands become weak and cannot hold themselves up anymore, so the bread collapses or sinks. To help prevent this, you will want to rise the bread only until it doubles in size at most. We are always happy to help troubleshoot further on our Baker's Hotline at (855) 371-2253 (BAKE)!

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