Been trying to nail a good loaf for a while now and after switching to Focaccia for a few weeks, I attempted that elusive properly proofed loaf again. Here’s my recipe:

Water 380 grams
Salt 12 grams
Bread flour, King Arthur 375 grams
Whole wheat flour, Wegmans 125 grams
Bubbly starter 150 grams

I feed my starter and put it in my over with proofing feature on for 2 hours. Combined all ingredients, dissolved my salt in my water as I normally do. Mixed for maybe 2 minutes by hand. Back in the over for proofing/rest for 30 minutes and stretched and pulled for a minute. Back into proofing for an hour then coil folds, then 2 1/2 hours more then pre shaped and waited 30 minutes then final shape, in the Basket and fridge overnight.

I heated the oven and Dutch oven to 450 f for ~45 minutes then added the loaf with 2 ice cubes and in the oven for 20 minutes. Removed the cover and another 8 minutes or so and placed it on a flat sheet for another ~10 minutes until I liked how it looked.

This is My best looking loaf so far!

by Lucky-Supermarket-89

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  2. Allanesp03

    You didn’t make a good loaf…you made a GREAT loaf! 👍🏽