January 29, 2010 - 4:28pm
Slash and burn
The two loaves in this photo are identical twins. They both suffered near-fatal overproofing (we went to lunch at the CIA, had wine, saw no reason to move quickly, got home late to find loaves spilling over the edges of the proofing basket).
The difference between the two is that I scored the loaf on the left, and I left the loaf on the right. Since the loaves were already fully proofed, the slashed boule fell and the the unslashed one sprang a bit to its maximum without rupturing the crust. I prefer the unslashed look in this case.