Spent 2 years overkneading my sourdough before a timer trick fixed it

I was doing 15 minute stretch and folds every half hour for 4 hours until a bakery owner in Portland told me to just do 3 sets spaced out, has anyone else been overworking their dough for way too long?

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the_margaret2d ago

15 minute stretch and folds every half hour for 4 hours" - that sounds more like a workout than bread making. Honestly, I'm not sure it's that deep. Bread is pretty forgiving, you know? Did it taste bad before, or are we just chasing some Instagram-worthy crumb?

hayden_martin292d ago

Skip the whole stretch and fold thing and just chuck it in a loaf pan after the first rise. You'll get a perfectly good sandwich bread without turning your kitchen into a gym.