My grandmother's "no knead" bread recipe finally clicked after 5 tries

I kept getting dense bricks until I realized I was rushing the rise time by two hours. Used a clear bowl to watch for bubbles instead of guessing by the clock. Anyone else have a family recipe that took way more attempts than you expected to get right?

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jake_wilson127d ago

My mom's pie crust took me seven tries because I kept adding too much water.

mark_price7d ago

Water is a tricky one @jake_wilson12. I started using a spray bottle to mist it in a little at a time, that way you can't dump too much by accident. Also, letting the dough rest in the fridge for 30 minutes before rolling helped the moisture settle. Did you try switching to ice water? That made a huge difference for me.