Hi Carol, it does sound like your dough may be over proofing during this stage. We want the dough to double in size at most, so if you are noticing your dough has fully doubled it is okay to move on to the next step in the recipe a bit early. This blog post should be helpful! https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2022/08/22/how-do-i-know-if-my-bread-dough-has-risen-enough -Maranda@KA

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