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Remove the cover of the baker and bake the bread for 10 to 15 minutes longer, until the bread is deep golden brown and crusty, and a digital thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf reads at least 210☏. (If you're using a pain de mie pan, leave the lid off.) Reduce the oven temperature to 450☏ and bake the bread for 45 minutes.

If you're baking a long loaf, one arched slash down the loaf lengthwise is nice, or if baking a round, a crosshatch or crisscross pattern works well.Ĭover the baker with its lid and place it in the oven.

Just before baking, dust the loaf with a fine coat of flour and use a lame or a sharp knife to make one or several 1/2” deep slashes through its top surface. With a rack positioned in the middle, start preheating the oven to 500☏ one hour before you’re ready to bake. It won't appear to rise upwards that much, but will relax and expand. Let the loaf warm to room temperature and rise this should take about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Place the shaped dough in the baker (along with the parchment, if using), and cover it with the lid. Lightly grease the inside of your baker, or dust the inside with semolina alternatively, place the dough on a sheet of parchment. Next, shape the dough to fit the vessel in which you’ll bake it: a 13” log for a 13' pain de mie pan or long covered baker, such as our glazed long covered baker or a large boule (round) for a round baker or Dutch oven, such as our bread baking crock. Leave the dough seam-side up, cover it, and let it rest on a floured surface for 15 minutes. When you're ready to make bread, turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface, and shape it into a rough ball. Then, place the bucket or bowl in the refrigerator, and let the dough rest for at least 8 hours (or up to 48 hours). Repeat the rising-folding process one more time (for a total of 3 hours), folding it again after the last hour. Gently pick up the dough and fold it over on itself several times, cover it again, and let it rise for another hour.

#Breadtopia bread lame how to#

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