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20h (edited) โข ๐ฅ Saturday Bake Along
๐ฅ A quick look at pre-shaping the poppy seed sourdough loaf weโre baking together this weekend.
This is one of those stages bakers rush through, but it matters more than people realize.
The goal of the pre-shape isnโt perfection. Itโs organization.
Youโre building light surface tension, aligning the dough, and preparing it for the final shape without crushing all the fermentation you spent hours developing.
๐ Watch the dough here:
โข how relaxed it looks coming out of the bowl
โข the gentle stretch during lamination
โข how little force is actually being used
โข the way the dough tightens as it comes together
No aggression. No wrestling match.
Just tension, structure, and patience.
This dough is sitting at 80% hydration, which means handling matters even more. Wet dough rewards calm hands.
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๐ฅ A quick look at pre-shaping the poppy seed sourdough loaf weโre baking together this weekend.
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