There are many possible reasons your yeast bread doesn’t rise, including yeast freshness, air temperature, and flour measurement. Here’s a link to a blog on how to check your yeast’s freshness (as well as baking powder and soda). Another common pitfall is flour measurement. Too much flour can result in dense, dry dough that rises poorly. We recommend using a scale to measure flour (as well as your other ingredients) whenever possible. Here's a great video on how to measure flour the King Arthur way, if you don't have a scale. Finally, we have an excellent blog post filled with step-by-step photos: "My bread didn't rise". What a great resource for bread bakers!

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