We're sorry you're having some trouble, Carolyn! Does the recipe have any tenderizers, such as milk, butter, oil, or sugar in it? These ingredients can help make for softer bread. Another reason bread can become hard as it cools and is stored is that too much flour snuck its way into the mixing bowl — we recommend either using a kitchen scale to weigh your ingredients or using the fluff and sprinkle technique for measuring flour in volume. For tips on storing bread, check out PJ's blog article The best way to store yeast bread. We hope this can help! 

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