I've never really understood the meaning of cutting.I just like the layered feel of the scratches after baking.I can't always figure out the depth of the cut.Every time I use a knife, I'm always careful, I'm afraid it's too deep and too shallow.It's always hard to find the right size.It wasn't until three pieces of rye bread swelled up in the oven that I realized the meaning of cutting.Watching them expand under the heat, the skin tenses more and more, as if a balloon full of gas is still constantly expanding, expa...

2023-10-29

The third set: The longest wait for French rural bread.It has undergone five fermentations.From the first fermentation of 1-3 hours; to the second fermentation of 15-20 hours; entering the main dough, fermenting for 90 minutes, then fermenting for 45 minutes after exhausting, before entering the final fermentation of 70-90 minutes.The most enduring rural bread...The use of vine baskets for final fermentation seems to be the characteristic and hallmark of rural bread.The vine basket gives the bread a step-like circu...

2023-10-29