Sourdough loaf scoring patterns

Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial to make a sourdough pumpkin - a beautiful, delicious and festive centerpiece for fall holidays, dinner parties, or just because! It's easy to make pumpkin shaped sourdough, especially if you're already familiar with baking sourdough bread.

Today, I want to talk about how to score sourdough. You know, those fancy patterns and slashes on the top of your sourdough bread that not only make it look like a work of art but also impact its texture and rise in the oven.

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Scoring your sourdough bread with a bread lame can be a work of art, but it's also essential to the baking process! Slashing the dough with a sharp razor after the final proof allows the dough to expand in the oven, and let the gasses release. This post shares my top 7 tips for scoring bread with ease, so that the cuts are smooth rather than ragged, and you can create the beautiful loaf of sourdough that you were hoping for.

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Everything you need to know about sourdough scoring patterns, methods that work, tools you want to use and how to use them.

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This is one of my favorite scoring patterns. It’s so simple and beautiful. The trick to beautiful scoring? SYMMETRY 🥖 dust your loaf with some flour,...