You sliced into it. Looked beautiful from the outside. Then the knife came out smeared and the crumb compressed like wet clay.
That's a gummy loaf.
Here's what most bakers get wrong: they blame hydration first. Nine times out of ten, that's not it.
Today's video walks through the seven real causes and the four questions you should ask before you ever touch your water percentage again.
Drop a comment with your worst gummy loaf story. We've all had one.
Henry ⭐🔥