Thought I would share my mistake – what Overproofed dough looks like !
My kitchen got hot during bulk.
The taste is still decent but a bit flat .😊

This is my Recipe – i would recommend not overproofing like i did. 😊
The ambient temp in my kitchen rose to 80f and dough was in proofer at 75f.

100g whole wheat flour
400g @kingarthurbaking bread flour
350 g water
100g sourdough starter
10 g salt
✔️Mix ripe sourdough starter and water
✔️add flours and salt
✔️ coil fold every 45 minutes to 1 hour (total 4 coil folds)
✔️rest
✔️preshaped after 6 1/2 hours at 75f (24c)
✔️after 30 min shaped and final proof in fridge for 18 hours
✔️ Next day- score bread- an additional score is done after 7 minutes in oven
✔️Bake next day at 500f (260c) with Dutch oven lid on for 20 minutes
✔️Bake additional 20 minutes with lid off at 450f (232c)

45 Comments

  1. I'd say, I've seen a lot worse – in my own kitchen 😂. Only thing I'd suggest is a little shorter baking time or lower the temperature after 25 mins. I'd eat that bread still 😊

  2. It's still bread! Looks delicious and I'm willing to bet it tastes delicious too. I am so disappointed by the snobbish culture that has been built around sourdough. All it does is make people feel bad and give up. The best thing I ever did for my baking was to give up the pursuit of perfection that never could fit into my life's schedule and just make bread. I don't use timers, run schedules, stretch this, fold that, banneton, rice flour dust, lame score, I don't even measure anymore. I just make bread and I am happy with it because the alternative is giving it up for another couple years again because it's just too much to handle the pursuit of perfection. Done is better than perfect!

  3. It looks very nice. Dear , we are sourdough bread oven factory in China. Our sourdough oven very hot sale in America with reasonable price and high quality.🎉

  4. Looks great! Tip: don’t score your loaf if you’re sure it’s overproofed (see how it deflated the moment you cut into it)

  5. the last loaf I made wouldn't even cut with an electric knife! I didn't want anyone to break a tooth so I threw it out…better luck next time

  6. Nothing wrong with eating that. Nice big slices too. I see and have made a lot that haven’t risen and are like a half a loaf type of thing. I prefer the look of that. Is it actually “over” proofed it just simply well proofed? 😊

  7. Thanks for showing it 😊 looks beautiful over proofed or not 😃😃
    Now I know i dont need to panic if im not able to bake it at the planned time

  8. No idea still what over-proofed is. I bought a loaf yesterday at bakery. To me, its very doughy and dense. It doesn’t seem right. But im not clear why i have this opinion. So im searching for answers. Hit on this video.

  9. Actually think it looks more delicious then some of the other breads ive seen here. Look falvour packed with a chewy crushy texture.

  10. With bread that's overproofed I do smaller cuts all over the surface. The larger cuts release more tension and will flatten the loaf, whereas the smaller ones release just enough to let the loaf expand while still keeping its shape. Looks perfect inside to me though. Probably taste better too.

  11. No such thing as over-proofed IMO. Just fermented longer, making things taste better. I slow ferment most dough in the fridge for 3 days. Makes it easier on your gut by having things aged a bit better.

  12. It looks awesome… no big holes. But why score while Baking and not before… seems that caused it to deflate. I like to bake mine for 25 minutes with lid at 450 and remove lid and bake 15 minutes. This way it does not get so very brown.