Loaf pans = new best friend

by zippychick78

13 Comments

  1. Worldly_Guest8817

    Wow, I need to try baking in a pan! The sesame seeds are a fab idea and look really effective (and I bet they give a nice crunch!) 🫶

  2. zippychick78

    This is my THIRD loaf pan loaf and I’m so delighted.! I bought the loaf pans months and months ago, but like any good baker, I spent more time thinking about doing the thing, than actually doing the thing.

    For years I was making batards using 500g flour, the recipe needed around average bakers percentages. I made my first loaf with 500g flour which came up a little short in size, so I moved up to 620g in Flour. OK that was pretty good but I moved it up again to 700g total flour which is the result you see above!

    When I was shaping it, I wasn’t well and was having a pretty bad day. Almost everything went wrong that could. At the end, i kind of had it shaped, but sort of ended up dumping it in the tin – not knowing how it would work out. I can’t explain how surprised I was by this one 🤣. It looks amazing, considering it’s start in life.

    So I think I will make this size loaf on an ongoing basis now, with batards for occasions and gifts. Just need to get other flour mixes involved 😁😍

    I made lots of notes as in my picture, the red mark signifies the end of the baking process, the rest being notes I made to remember for next time.

    Abbreviations from notes F fridge CF coil fold RT room temperature DT dough temperature The loaf is half chapatti flour half white bread, the starter was used a couple of days past peak.

    Would love sandwich loaves tips and tricks, any input. I looked at changing my shaping from the burrito, but I can’t find methods which fit me.

    I do lid on which means one loaf pan over as a “lid”. I have a pic of that somewhere if anyone is interested.

    Edit to add pic after lamination – which is where I judge growth from

    https://preview.redd.it/3224b8prufze1.jpeg?width=2992&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96e3616e7e4362635ca05f7252d9b11851781168

  3. Gonna plop this comment right here so i can come back to this recipe when I get ready to bake tomorrow. Thank you!

  4. Spellman23

    How are you avoiding it from sticking to the top loaf pan?

    And what sized loaf pans?

  5. Impressive-Leave-574

    So nice!! I need a bigger loaf pan. Can’t wait to try them

  6. TheNakedEdge

    Can anyone rec me a good loaf pan (model, link??) and a TLDR for the changes used to switch from boules in a dutc oven to a loaf pan?

    Preheat? Lid? Grease? Parchment?

  7. I’ve been using mine but I never know how to cut. Yours looks unique, what is it called? Your loaf looks great.

  8. Interesting-Cow8131

    The first time I had a loaf that wasn’t dense and gummy was baking in loaf pan. So I’m ditching the dutch oven for baking sourdough

  9. Capable-Departure-55

    It just doesn’t make sense as to why people people choose DO over loaf pan I mean, speaking for myself, my entire life I’ve always ate sandwich sliced bread anyways right 🤣🤣 not that it matters but I’ve been loving loaf pan method too!! So good

  10. Any chance you can type out your recipe. Hard to read that.

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