Rod & BJ wrote:

Yes at least to a point.....if you wait too long quite the opposite will
happen. During the rise the dough will spring back when poked gently with a
finger....when it dimples slightly or loses that spring its ready for the
bake.

Have you tried at this point to punch it down and maybe discovered that
the dough again becomes tight again?

Samartha

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