Step 5 of 8 · Artisan Sourdough Bread
Preshape, rest, final shape
Preshape, rest, final shape — step 5 of 8 in Artisan Sourdough Bread. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured bench. Round it into a ball, seam down, rest 20 minutes uncovered.
Free food & cooking tip: Preshape, rest, final shape (step 5 of 8 from "Artisan Sourdough Bread").
Tip the dough onto a lightly floured bench. Round it into a ball, seam down, rest 20 minutes uncovered. Then flip, fold like an envelope, and drag toward you to tighten the skin.
Place seam-up in a floured banneton (or a towel-lined bowl). If the skin tears, you shaped too aggressively — next loaf, be gentler and use a little more bench flour.
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