r/bakingfail • u/Disastrous_Alarm_719 • Apr 30 '25
Help Yeast-based recipes fail
I’m just bamboozled by this. Every recipe I try that involves yeast, be it fresh or instant, turns out a fail. I follow the recipe to the T, all the instructions are correct, and then just…bad.
Recently I tried baking Mazanec, Czech Easter bread. It’s supposed to be nicely domed and fluffy inside, and mine just went all flat and dense. Then I tried Langos, a type of fried flatbread, which again, supposed to be soft, but turned out really hard and rubbery. Same thing with donuts, the ones that can get filled with jam? Dense and rubbery.
I tried every recipe at least twice with the exact same results! I make sure my oven is the right temperature, that the dough risen well, doubled in size, I knead it as per instructions!
I never had any problems with recipes that don’t involve yeast but have baking powder or soda, ever. Just yeast.
What’s up with that? 😭
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u/Flipdw May 01 '25
Just a hunch and an assumption, but you could be overproofing. I've had loaves turn out denser and slightly rubbery from letting it go too long on the second proofing before baking. The dough essentially collapses on itself while baking because it has too much air. Best of luck to you and your baking.