No. I used the fan on my oven once and didn't see any difference, and it the oven manual, it recommends leaving the fan off for breads, but I'd give it a go.
In this case, it's just down to the recipe and the baking vessel not being in agreement. I'm in the process of working out how to use that big clay baker I got, and a 5-cup recipe goes in there more like a brownie mix. I think 7-8 cups will be ideal.
It's meant to replicate the texture of an (American) English muffin, in bread form.
It should look, as far as shape goes, like a loaf of sandwich bread. It's a very wet batter-like dough, and the wide pan I used allowed it to spread out too much. It's made with yeast and baking soda.
(American) English Muffin
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