Holy oven spring, Batman!
Pumpernickel bread, made with a rye sourdough starter. The first rise and the rise after shaping were a little lackluster. I think the temperature in my house was a little too cool, and with 8 hours of rise time at the 78 degrees specified in the recipe, I really can't let it rise longer if I want a one day bread. I'll have to build myself a proofing box :)
Anyway, here's what the loaves looked like sitting on my SuperPeel before popping into the oven. They've probaby grown about 25% since I put them on the sheet.
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After about 5 minutes on my Fibrament, it looked like a bomb had exploded inside each loaf. I've never seen oven spring like this! They just kept growing. It was really amazing.
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They smell unbelievable. I can't wait to tear into them tomorrow!
-Joe