Interesting Bread making facts

[meganjane]

Following all the talk on here about bread improver, I bought some last week.   I'm not sure if it was that or whether it was for some other reason, but the bread I baked using it was a complete disaster.... all spongey inside and totally inedible.   I was most upset as I'd been a loving wife and cooked a loaf for OH as I was going to be away.   It ended up in the bin and I had to buy bread from the supermarket for the first time in ages   

So I think I'll stick to my tried and tested bread recipes   

Katya, only use 1 1/2 tsp of bread improver per 500g flour. It sounds like your dough had overproved if it collapsed when it went into the oven.
I often use bread improver and haven't had any problems with it. The texture of the bread is a little finer when I use bread improver.