"TradinDude" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> at first glance i'd say it looks over-proofed (you let it rise too long).
i
> don't like the cold oven idea at all. is there some logic behind that
that
> i don't know? (not meant to be antagonistic... a serious question.) i
> could definately see a cold oven causing some expansion, but not having
> enough heat to set the dough to hold the structure.
>
> just a guess though....
>
Well, this is my 2nd try at loafpans. The first I tried everything else the
same except I preheated the oven to 450 with quarry tiles for 40 minutes or
so, then put in my loafpans. As soon as I shut the door (I have a glass
window in the door) I could see the large bubbles forming on the crust. A
lot of the posters here recommend putting the loaves in a cold oven and
giving it a chance to rise a bit during preheat, so I tried that on these
next loaves, with the same results, except that it maybe raised a bit more
and sort of drooped out the sides. I don't usually bake that way, I just
grasped at straws and thought maybe it would help somehow.

hutchndi