Christmas Tree scoring on sourdough bread - a complete tutorial

Описание: This Christms tree is my first festive scoring of the season. 🌲

A few tips if you’d like to try it out:

Draw double line for the tree and cut the diagonal lines only to the inner ‘triangle’. This will help keep the shape of the tree and prevent splitting
Add a second slash 7 min into the baking. This should prevent the design from expanding in unwanted areas
Snip all the corners with scissors

This bread was made with 60% white bread flour and 40% wholemeal flour, 80% hydration. One of my favourite combos, tastes fantastic 👌

Here’s my recipe if you’d like to try it

Makes 2 loaves

160g wholegrain levain
480g white bread flour
320g wholegrain flour
620g water

16g salt
20g water

1. Autolyse flour and water for 2hrs
2. Add levain, rest 30min
3. Add salt and 20g water, rest 30min
4. Stretch & Fold, rest 30min
5. 4x Coil folds, rest 30min in between
6. Rest to finish bulk (reach about 80% increase)
7. Pre-shape, bench rest 30min
8. Shape and place in the fridge overnight
9. Next morning - score and bake (25min at 250C with the lid on, then for 15min at 230C with the lid off)*

For this particular scoring I have added an additional expansion score 7min into baking - remove the dough from the oven, add the score and place it back into the oven to finish the 25min of baking with the lid on. Then remove the lid and continue baking for the remaining 15min.

Happy baking!


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