August 16, 2015 - 3:10pm
High hydration dough shaping (video)
You know when you see a video which gives you techniques that you didn't pick-up from books?
"High hydration dough shaping" from the San Francisco Baking Institute was one of those for me:
https://youtu.be/vEG1BjWroT0 [1]
Using the dough scraper in the pre-shape and final shape of high hydration doughs isn't that obvious when your previous experience is with much firmer dough made with commercial yeasts… or at least it wasn't to me.
I put this learning into use this weekend and had a much easier time with my dough!
It'd be interesting to know whether others are using these techniques regularly, or find them useful.
Happy baking! Â Colin.