Few days I made two breads from the same dough. Only difference was that they were baked one after another i.e around 25 minutes time gap. However, look and feel of both breads was different. Second bread was smoother and softer, sliced easily. First bread when sliced produced lot of crumbs. Also slices was breaking in pieces. What could be the reason for this when both were made from the same dough?
differrence in breads made from same dough
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yes it was yeast dough. it means more time, better shape.
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Okay, there are a couple of different causes. If your dough was sitting on the counter, the waiting loaves were getting plenty more time for their final rise, possibly turning out better or getting too much time and overproofing.
I assume the waiting dough was covered so that drying out did not become a factor in the baking results.
If your dough was sitting in the fridge, then 25 minutes or even a couple of hours difference in baking commencement should not have made much or any difference. However, a 12 or 24-hour difference would mean a more mature, perhaps more sour, better fermented, dough for the loaves baked later.
I assume the waiting dough was covered so that drying out did not become a factor in the baking results.
If your dough was sitting in the fridge, then 25 minutes or even a couple of hours difference in baking commencement should not have made much or any difference. However, a 12 or 24-hour difference would mean a more mature, perhaps more sour, better fermented, dough for the loaves baked later.
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Yes it is true the yeast in your dough and their rising time is the reason for the difference in texture of the two breads you had made in the same dough.
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Timing can vary widely depending on temperature and humidity. The last few days I have made breads that have taken a really long time (more than two days) to rise because much of the time they were in a cold room or the fridge. Now waiting to wait for a beer bread dough to rise (60 percent whole wheat), but it is taking forever and I'm starting to think I missed on this one. Still, a few more hours might surprise me. It has happened before.