>>13144742>>13144782This is stupid advice. You don't need to dissolve yeast like that for it to work, although I do anyways to make sure that I don't get any flakes of undissolved yeast in the finished loaf. If his loaf is dense, it's not because he somehow used his yeast wrong.
His problem is more likely that he doesn't know how to handle/shape the dough. Or he didn't let it rise long enough. It's also possible he's not kneading the dough enough.
There isn't really such a thing as "over kneading." 90% of new bread makers UNDER knead and that's one of the most common problems leading to dense bread.
>>13144811Not him, but pic rel is (one of) my loafs.
>>13144813Dumb nigger. Sourdough takes up to 7x as long to rise. You also need to maintain the starter, which takes some effort.
Sourdough is the old fashioned way of making bread. Modern yeast was invented and is used primarily because it's so much faster and more convenient.
