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Does this look like 80% hydration?

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TurboLover

Does this look like 80% hydration?

Guys, does this loaf of bread look like 80% hydration? Shouldn't I be getting more and bigger air pockets? What do you guys think? I used 100% bread flour.

Thanks

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rondayvous

I'd make a sandwich out of that bread any day! The only way to know hydration is if you share your recipe.

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TurboLover

Come on now! You are asking newbie baker for a recipe? Anyway thank you very much for a compliment! 😁👍

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rondayvous

is a function of numerator divided by denominator. I asked for the recipe to check your math.

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clevins

is more than hydration, mostly how you handle the dough. Does it have enough strength, how tightly did you preshape and shape? Was it deflated much? Phase of the moo... wait. 

 

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TurboLover

Ahhh, makes sense to me! 😉

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Abe

...a lovely loaf to me. 80% is just a number. I'm more interested in the final product. 

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TurboLover

Your simple recipe working great as you can see Abe! You are the best! 😁👍

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Abe

I'm very impressed by that crumb! It looks perfect to me. I'd be well happy with that. Glad to see you're having such great success. Bon Appetit.