Swapped sugar for honey in my bread recipe and it's a mess.

Mia Wood · 2026-03-01T01:40:53.47524+00:00

The dough is way too sticky now. How can I fix this or should I just go back to sugar?

Hey, did you measure the honey by volume or weight? I mean, it's way thicker and wetter than sugar so that could be throwing off the whole balance. Maybe try mixing in a little extra flour until it feels right?

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umaf207mo ago

Oh no, that's a classic swap gone wrong! My buddy Alex did the same thing last month and his dough was a sticky disaster until he took advice like @valw69's and kneaded in more flour bit by bit. It saved the loaf, so maybe give that a shot before you ditch the honey!

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evahart7mo ago

Yeah mixing in extra flour slowly fixed mine too.

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