This is my second attempt. Both times, I measured carefully, followed the directions precisely, and ended up with a dough that worked like sticky batter. The first time, I added extra flour until the dough held together, then resumed coil folds. The bread tasted good, but had the consistency of ciabatta. This time, I am letting the dough rest 30 minutes between folds, and have done 3 sets of bowl folds, because the dough is just not cohesive enough for coils. It sticks to the pan, not itself! What is going on?

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