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The photo shows the bread out of the oven.

One hour later...

Cooled sourdough

Since I've not been to a bakery, how do they keep up the good looks?

Mike

..colour and blisters. A little less time might give you a crust that cracks when it's cut rather than when cooling but, as usual, dabrownman's right, it still looks great. And I reckon the sound of a loaf like this cooling is one of the privileges you get as a baker.

No crackling, no singing.  Looks absolutely lovely to me.  It indicates that the crust is thin enough to craze as the loaf shrinks while cooling, which isn't a problem at all.

Paul