If you don’t practice your skills get rusty! I’ve not made Batards lately. I’ve been making Pullman loaves every week and not shaped and slashed Batards. Slashing needs to be at a shallow angle (16-20°) and NOT as vertical as I do with the Pullman loaves. The more vertical reduces the “ear” that is producedContinue reading “Skills Get Rusty…”
Category Archives: Scoring
Sourdough Batards – Different Scoring
Thought I’d try a different scoring technique on my Batards. I’ve been unhappy with my oven blooming as of late. Today I made an “S” with my lame. One of the loaves had just the “S”. The other I made a second pass undercutting it a bit more on the curves. Everything else about theContinue reading “Sourdough Batards – Different Scoring”
Baked By Bear Sourdough 