Patience mostly I think. And using mostly whole wheat flour. It'll look and feel right, but no rise in the oven π
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Ya, whole wheat doesnβt get the same rise. I have found if you do the bread the day before and after the initial rise put in the fridge overnight that eliminated most of issues I was having.
That's what I usually do, I have no idea what was going on π€·ββοΈ. The tsp of yeast that I've had in the freezer for about 6 years seemed to, if only in my mind, do the trick π.