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Fix high-altitude banana bread that kept sinking with ChatGPT

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Anastasia Wood fixed three years of sinking Boulder banana bread in about four minutes with a ChatGPT altitude tweak.

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Here is my banana bread recipe. It keeps sinking in the center even when I bake it longer and the top gets dark. I live in Boulder, Colorado (high altitude). Adjust the recipe for high altitude and tell me exactly what to change.

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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish.

Goal: Adjust my banana bread recipe so it stops sinking at my altitude.

Questions to ask me first:
- What is my altitude or city?
- Full recipe with quantities?
- Oven type and pan size?

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Location/altitude: [BOULDER CO / FEET]
- Recipe: [PASTE]
- Pan: [SIZE]
- Oven: [TYPE]

Rules:
- Change only what altitude usually needs.
- List each edit clearly (flour, leavener, temp, time).
- Do not invent ingredients I did not list.
- One test loaf guidance.

Checkpoint: Restate the suspected cause in one line before edits.

If you get stuck: If the recipe is incomplete, ask for missing amounts.

Verify before you finish: Every change is explicit and measurable.

Output: Revised recipe plus a short change log.

Done when: My next loaf holds a flat top at this altitude.

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Outcome

For about three years Anastasia Wood's banana bread sank in the center in Boulder, Colorado, even when the top baked dark. Pasting the recipe into ChatGPT and asking for a high-altitude adjustment fixed the loaf in about four minutes—the updated recipe produced a flat top that stayed up.

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