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Ok to knock bread down after shaping?

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ActiveSparkles

Ok to knock bread down after shaping?

Is it ok to knock bread back down once you have shaped and risen?

I am making a basic white loaf, and about half way into its rising after shaping it became clear that that the shape was not going to be what I wanted. So I have knocked it back down and reshaped.


Is this ok? Or am I going to have to start from scratch?

Thanks for your help,
Charlie

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ActiveSparkles

That is fantastic, covers a lot of questions I have been thinking about.

Thanks for taking the time to link me to that, appreciate it.

Charlie