Finally. A loaf of bread without a sinkhole in the middle. I'm not sure about the science behind sinkholes, but here's my story. For the past ten or fifteen years I've been making bread in a bread machine. It's not that I can't make bread by hand, just that I find it more convenient to throw the ingredients into the machine and push a button. And if it's more convenient, that means I'm more likely to do it often.
I keep track of my bread recipes in a journal, date every entry, and modify as needed. Sometimes I follow the recipes of others, & sometimes I make up my own. My first journal got lost. Very sad. My second journal is filled up, and last year I started my third journal. This is a handmade book. The cover fabric sports a design by my granddaughter (when she was about 8 years old) that I had printed onto linen at Spoonflower. The book itself is case bound. The pages are a paper stash I inherited from my father, who liked to draw.
I love this book and I enjoy writing in it.
The most recent journal entry documents that loaf of bread you saw at the top of this post. As you can see, I declared the experiment a success, and will be repeating the recipe in future bakes. By the way, I get the harvest grains blend and the rye flour from King Arthur. Click to enlarge image.