Boulanger — Regional French Breads
Attempting to shape this dough conventionally — it cannot be shaped, only divided and transferred. Insufficient folds during bulk fermentation, leaving the dough too weak. Using commercial yeast, which produces too-fast a rise for structure to develop. Under-flouring the work surface, causing the dough to stick irretrievably. Insufficient oven temperature.
Attempting to shape this dough conventionally — it cannot be shaped, only divided and transferred. Insufficient folds during bulk fermentation, leaving the dough too weak. Using commercial yeast, which produces too-fast a rise for structure to develop. Under-flouring the work surface, causing the dough to stick irretrievably. Insufficient oven temperature.
Pain de Lodève connects to similar techniques: Italian ciabatta (high hydration cousin), Spanish chapata, Tartine country bread.
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