My first go with this bread and I don't know whether to jump for joy or cry and curl up in a ball . Two loaves just out of oven , all directions followed to the letter right down to measuring the flour by weighing it with my long-awaited scale. I weighed each ball of dough ( !lb. each) and baked for 30 min. Problem : the initial rise looked like P.J.'s. I was over the moon ! Then overnight in the fridge and yes it deflated as the recipe said it would . Time to bake (24hrs. +) and it didn't budge in my 78 degree kitchen. Out to the 85 degree garage covered with enough flour and plastic wrap was no problem . 2 1/2 hr rising and I had to bake so in they went . Only issue : knife slashes not great . A lame is in the works . Baked following all directions and even sprayed 3x in first 10-15 min. They measure 10&11 1/2" long and about2 1/2" high. Are they the right size ?? Your loaves all look huge compared to mine . BTW had plenty of steam in the oven using your pan and cup of hot water plus I sprayed extra . What could I have done wrong ? OR , are they perfect and I'm too dumb to know it LOL ? Any answers are appreciated ! What would I ever do without King Arthur and my alter ego , PJ ? Does she know how many BFFs she has ? THOUSANDS !!! ((Hugs)) K.

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