June 19, 2011 - 5:59pm
Bread with a hump on the side
Hello,
Sometimes my bread grows a hump during baking. It comes out usually later during the bake and always from a side. It doesn't happy very often but I'm wondering what is the problem.
Could it be underproofed or is it bad shaping, bad slashing? It happens only with batards, I proof them in bannetones or free form.
Any ideas how to fix it?
Thanks.
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Gonna echo ross.s and say this is a sure sign of underproofing.
Taking another approach on the slashes, though...Another sign of underproofing is that the slashes are so shallow. Provided you slashed deeply enough, underproofed loaves tend to bounce back pretty quick, so even a deep slash can vanish between the time you make the cut and the time the crust hardens in the oven.
Hi there!
Have same problem...read the "blow out" thread in this forum...just above your post in the index...got lots of good responses.
Hope it helps,
~Krista