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Poor baking skills

, for a little while now, I’m a member of this community. Ever since the start my goal was to learn and make a good loaf with my sourdough or with yeast. I’ve tried many times now, but only once my loaf had a good looking shape with a beautiful spring in the oven.

My loaf is tasty but it always stays rather flat.

There is a constant returning mistake, my dough is often very, very sticky, and stays sticky, no matter what.

It becomes impossible to form a boule and getting a seal is nowhere near.

My two last attempts ended up with the garbage because after kneading, or better trying to, the consistency changed not at all.

I have been looking for answers, and I think now that the cause of my problems lies in the first rest after mixing the flower with the wet ingrediënts.

Mayby my rest is too long and my dough overproofed…?

I read that the dough is often “forgiving” but unfortunaly I don’t experience it like this…

I don’t want to give up but it would be nice to know what it is that I do wrong here…

Thanks for sharing your experience and for your patience!

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