Step 4 of 8 · Artisan Sourdough Bread
Four sets of coil folds
Four sets of coil folds — step 4 of 8 in Artisan Sourdough Bread. Every 30 minutes for 2 hours: wet your hands, lift one side of the dough, fold it over the center, turn the bowl, repeat.
Free food & cooking tip: Four sets of coil folds (step 4 of 8 from "Artisan Sourdough Bread").
Every 30 minutes for 2 hours: wet your hands, lift one side of the dough, fold it over the center, turn the bowl, repeat. The dough should feel less sticky and more like a rounded belly.
Bulk ferment until the dough is jiggly and about 50–70% bigger. In a warm kitchen that is often 4 hours total from mixing; in a cold one, 6.
Pro tip: If the dough tears when you fold, wait 15 extra minutes. It is not ready to be handled.
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