I baked another of Paul Hollywood’s Basic Wholemeal Bread loaves.
I changed my kneading technique this time, focusing on stretching the dough more than folding it over and pressing it back together. The resulting dough ball was much more pliable going into the first rise.
I was also a bit more deliberate about shaping the dough before the second rise.
I wanted to avoid the problems caused by my overly deep slashes in a past attempt, but I think I didn’t go quite deep enough this time.
I may not have let it prove quite long enough during the second rise. You can see how it pulled apart along on side in the oven.
All that being said, it ended up being quite a decent loaf. I’ll continue to bake, and hopefully I can be a little better each time.
