September 29, 2022 - 10:28am
scoring a boule
Hi there
If I do a single slash score to try to get an ear on a boule, much like the one done for batards, will the boule maintain its round shape?
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Hi there
If I do a single slash score to try to get an ear on a boule, much like the one done for batards, will the boule maintain its round shape?
If you bake on an open surface, then ... it is likely to not maintain a round shape.
See: https://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/70781/losing-boule-shape-during-baking
which talks about symmetrical scoring.
However, even for a non-symmetrical score....
If you bake in a dutch oven ... and ...
the pre-baked dough is sized to fit up against the side of the dutch oven, then ...
the side of the dutch oven will keep the circumference in a round shape.
…with a single slash, like scoring a baguette, will yield a loaf that is elongated, similar to a batard but not so extended.