

I decided that I couldn’t improve my shaping because I typically did high hydration (85%) but still had decent results. But I dropped my typical 425 g of water down to 400g and oven at 500/450 degrees to 475/425 and am happy with the results!
Fed starter at 10 pm
Autolyse in the morning
Mixed:
– 500 g flour (BF)
– 400 g water
– 100 g starter
– 10 g salt
for about 10 min
I think I did 4-5 stretch and folds over the course of 3-4 hours and then bulk fermented for like 5-6 more?? (I’m bad at keeping track)
Shaped, proofed, and into the fridge overnight and baked midday next day!
by Effective-Cut-5109

4 Comments
Looks lovely!
This is a perfect loaf for me. Not overbaked on the outside, nice and dense on the inside. Well done!
I’m certainly not critiquing your beautiful loaf, but I think you could benefit from putting a baking sheet on a rack directly below your Dutch oven. Helps keep the bottom from getting too browned.
That’s a pretty loaf!