bread shaping

Bread shaping techniques and methods

How to Shape a Sourdough Batard: The Step-by-Step Guide I Wish I’d Had 3 Years Ago

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How to Shape a Sourdough Batard: The Step-by-Step Guide I Wish I'd Had 3 Years Ago

I still remember standing at my kitchen counter at 11pm, staring at what was supposed to be a beautiful sourdough batard. Instead, it looked like a deflated football someone had sat on. The dough had spread sideways into a sad, pancake-like oval, and I had absolutely no idea what I had done wrong. That was … Read more

Boule vs Batard: Which Sourdough Shape Should You Be Baking (And Why It Actually Matters)

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Boule vs Batard: Which Sourdough Shape Should You Be Baking (And Why It Actually Matters)

I will never forget the look on my mother-in-law’s face when I proudly set my “rustic artisan loaf” on her Thanksgiving table. It had started out as a beautiful boule. It arrived looking like a deflated frisbee someone had sat on. I had cold-proofed it in an oval banneton, flipped it onto parchment, and watched … Read more