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Old 03-24-2022, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by sdeikenberry View Post
I often bake bread or rolls here and have found I need to use a bit more yeast and sugar/honey at sea level to get good second rise. Also, keep watch on it so the first rise doesn't over rasie. Depending on the humidity I often use less water or a bit more flour. It becomes a bit more like art than science getting the right mixture of ingredients. I've also found making a sponge the night before seriously increases the chances of a good rise.
I second every one of your tips...have found all those you mentioned to be very important after having the same types of "problems", poor rise, very poor 2nd rise, effect of high humidity, all tips you mentioned are accurate for sure.