Scoring sourdough

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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Artisan bread is a feast for the senses. If you’ve ever encountered a baker selling bread at the farmers market, or walked into a small artisan bakery, you know what I mean. I’ve been buying fresh sourdough (a type of artisan bread) from small bakeries for a couple years now and would never go back to regular bread. Today I want to explain the differences between artisan bread versus sourdough bread and regular grocery store bread. Plus, why you might want to choose one over the other.

Southworth Sourdough | baking on Instagram: "Scoring tips: ⬇️ (don’t forget to save for later!) 1. Score COLD dough- either right after a cold proof or freeze the dough for 30-60 minutes 2. Change your blades often. 3. Proper shaping makes scoring so much easier. Good tension = easy scoring 4. Score decorative marks first expansion score last! 5. Dust with brown rice flour, mark lines with tooth pick THEN score. Save this to refer back to later! And follow along to learn all about…

An easy whole wheat rye sourdough recipe that gives you the perfect amount of flavor and oven spring. A good introduction to working with whole wheat and rye flour in sourdough baking.

Natalia • Recipes • Sourdough • Aesthetics on Instagram: "Making a double braid on a sourdough loaf. Scoring and decorating the loaf is my favorite part of the process ☺️ #sourdough #sourdoughbread #sourdoughscoring #bakedsourdough #sourdoughbaking #breadrecipe #homemadebread #homemadebaking #bread #breadtok #breadmaking"

Sourdough bread deflates when scored due to over fermentation or over proofing. Learn how to prevent sourdough flattening after scoring.

𝙹𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙻𝚒𝚖 | 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝙷𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚋𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚛 on Instagram: "🔊 𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕 ♡ 💫 ᴇxᴄʟᴜsɪᴠᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ʟɪɴᴋ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʙɪᴏ 💫 ᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ “ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏ” ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ʟʟ sᴇɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ʟɪɴᴋ! The @knead_ace Bread Lame needs no introduction. Ever since I got it 4 months ago, it’s the 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 bread lame I use! For my last loaf of 2023, I wanted to do a beautiful and more challenging scoring design because what’s a new year without new challenges right? 😉…

Klola • Sourdough_Proven on Instagram: "Bread therapy. It is so satisfying, I could do this for hours. This is the 80/20 formula bread, I thought I was recording the bread after baking it, but I realized after the bread was almost gone, that my phone ran out of storage and never captured it. My bad🙄. Details: 400g bread flour 100g whole wheat @onedegreeorganics 375g water (75%) 100g sourdough 10g salt 6h bulk, 16g cold proof, transfer to the fridge during oven pre heating, then score and…

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If you want to learn how to score your sourdough and create beautiful designs to elevate your bread, here are five tips to help with your sourdough scoring! #HealthyandWholeGrainBreads

Rebecca | GLUTEN FREE SOURDOUGH on Instagram: "Easter bread scoring 💛 #glutenfreesourdough #glutenfreesourdoughbread #sourdougbaking #sourdoughbread #homebaking #sourdough #glutenfree #glutenfreebread #breadscoring #sourdoughscoring #breadart #sourdoughart"

Hayley Lentino | Sourdough Tutorials on Instagram: "Sourdough Turkey 🍗 I baked this turkey on my cooking steel from @cookingsteels (I have it linked on my profile!) 450°F for 30 minutes loosely covered with greased foil and 15 minutes uncovered! Make sure you’re following me @musclemommasourdough for all things sourdough! 🥖❤️ #sourdough #sourdoughtips #sourdoughstarter #thanksgiving #thanksgivingfood #thanksgivingrecipes #sourdoughscoring #sourdoughbaker #sourdoughbakery…