June 15, 2013 - 4:32am
Advice for 3rd loaf
Hi,
I tried my second sourdough it tasted good but there were a couple of problems and I was hoping I could get some tips before I try my next loaf.
I think the bowl I proved in was too big, and the dough stuck to the floured tea towel that I lined the bowl with, so it was difficult to turn out onto the baking sheet.
There was a little oven spring but not much, I think I knocked quite a bit of air out by dropping it out of the bowl onto the baking sheet. I'm looking to get nice large pockets of air in the bread. Here's what the final result looked like: