October 9, 2020 - 7:58am
Open crumb soft crust on one side
I just joined to ask (always visit site) because I am not sure what causes the issue on the right side of the batard (bottom of the pic). I believe it is shaping. It's the second time this has happened. 85% hydration. Also, I am wondering if poor scoring technique has anything to do with this. Thanks.
-Erick
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Can't find anything wrong with that loaf. Looks delicious! If you don't want large holes in the crumb then de-gas the dough a bit more by popping the larger bubbles. But other than that it's a perfect loaf.
Welcome to TFL!
I agree with Abe, it does look good.
Though, It looks like your oven has a hot spot. Maybe rotate the loaf at some point.
Is it a convection (fan) oven?
hmm.. interesting. It may have a hot spot. It is a regular Whirlpool oven, no convection.
I at times felt that it was the scoring. Sometimes my loaves burst open with a beautiful bloom and ear, other times like this, they don't look that at all with a small bloom and not much of an ear. I oftentimes wonder if I over ferment, but it didn't feel like it. So that is my confusion!
The darkened crust is where there is a bubble right up against the outer skin.
So there was no "cooler" dough under the skin, acting as a "heat sink" to keep it from burning. Sorry, I don't know of a better layman's term.
It's like how a thin cookie will brown and burn sooner than a thick cookie.
That thin layer of skin, with only air underneath, cooked faster.
And you're right about how lesser fermentation leads to better oven spring.
I rarely get good oven spring because I keep over fermenting the WW dough. Well, I keep changing my formula too, so I need to settle down and just repeat the same thing.
idaveindy - you had a point I believe with the hot spot. I think the problem may occur when you over ferment and less oven spring, coupled with proper shaping. This time I rotated bread...
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tray, and this is what it looked like.
Bonus points: Your "bunnies" not only have ears, but eyes and mouths. ;-)
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And that is "Instagram-worthy" bread!
lol i never noticed the bunny thing...