Could someone explain if this would be a classic case of underproofing? Baked 2 rye loaves this weekend. One turned out bit dense and sour and the other nice flavour and more even crumb.
Photo 1 has less open, and dense compressed crumb at the edges near the crust. This one was proofed room temp for 1 hour:
This one has a more even crumb throughout and less sour. Proofed for 2 hours.
My main question is if the only factor for the compressed crust edge crumb would be underproofing and not anything else.
Anyone who would have a reason why the loaf that was proofed for an hour was much more sour than the one proofed at 2 hours i'd appreciate an answer on that one too. Both loaves came from the same dough.
John
I had this compressed crumb at the edge problem in the past. It was the result of rough handling during shaping.