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July 17, 2009 - 4:05am
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Gluten gave out? Why?

So I shaped a sourdough boule last night and put it in the refrigerator. This morning when I took it out, this is what I saw:



Any idea why I might have gotten that blowout on the left side? I shaped carefully with good surface tension. Could I have let it bulk ferment too long (~9 hours) before shaping?


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