Cloth Bread
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Joe Anshien
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Whatever your doing looks fantastic. I don't use a basket at all. I just proof on parchment paper like you and then it makes it easy to put in and take out of your Dutch oven.
May I politely suggest that you take a quick look at this:
www.thekitchn.com
It may answer a few questions.
What’s a Proofing Basket (Banneton) & How’s It Used for Bread Baking?
Prettier loaves ahead!
www.thekitchn.com
It may answer a few questions.
Joe Anshien
TVWBB Platinum Member
Good article. Did you check out the comments? It seems like some of folks gave up on using them. One person uses it to store onions and potatoes, another burnt one up in the oven trying to dry it;-)May I politely suggest that you take a quick look at this:
What’s a Proofing Basket (Banneton) & How’s It Used for Bread Baking?
Prettier loaves ahead!
It may answer a few questions.
Rich G
TVWBB Honor Circle
Fletch, I agree with Joe, whatever you are doing, it looks excellent! I use a "tea towel" (otherwise known as my wife's kitchen hand towels....which annoys her) to lay my bread inside my banneton/proofing baskets. I dust the towel lightly with a 50/50 mix of rice and WW flour. It works well for me, and the only pattern I seem to get is a very light transfer of the basket itself. I tried using the bannetons with just flour (no towel), and while it worked just fine a lot of time, it only takes one stuck loaf to really ruin your baking day!
As to your question, sure, you can use parchment to line your proofing container (banneton, basket, bowl, whatever). I would expect that the bread will stick to it, though, so I would be inclined to proof it with whatever side you plan to score facing up in the basket (or, if you just let the natural seams burst open, then just that "bottom" side from shaping would face up.) Transfer your loaf directly from the proofing container to your DO, pop on the lid on into the oven. Should work out just fine!
Or....keep doing what you're doing and just eat the "weird" towel marks!
Seriously, though, that's a lovely loaf of bread!
R
As to your question, sure, you can use parchment to line your proofing container (banneton, basket, bowl, whatever). I would expect that the bread will stick to it, though, so I would be inclined to proof it with whatever side you plan to score facing up in the basket (or, if you just let the natural seams burst open, then just that "bottom" side from shaping would face up.) Transfer your loaf directly from the proofing container to your DO, pop on the lid on into the oven. Should work out just fine!
Or....keep doing what you're doing and just eat the "weird" towel marks!
Seriously, though, that's a lovely loaf of bread!R
Certainly not going to debate that you do have to have a certain amount of knowledge to make effective use of these things. Nor that the general sentiment can't be applied to other things, like kettle grills, bullet smokers, etc.
On days when I'm feeling a little.... I'll just leave it at a little less than intelligent, I'll go look at online comments about topics I'm familiar with. I'll either be completely horrified, or feel a bit better.
CaseT
TVWBB Platinum Member
Well, that loaf looks great!
Lots of things you can do during the proof. Really depends on the type of bread. What type of proofing vessel you are using.
The dough has to be able to stand up to the surface you’re putting it into.
The barrier between that surface and the dough has to stand up to both barriers.
So what was you’re bread recipe?
When you say basket?
Cloth liner? What?
Sorry for all the questions. Bake a lot of bread. Lots of variables
Lots of things you can do during the proof. Really depends on the type of bread. What type of proofing vessel you are using.
The dough has to be able to stand up to the surface you’re putting it into.
The barrier between that surface and the dough has to stand up to both barriers.
So what was you’re bread recipe?
When you say basket?
Cloth liner? What?
Sorry for all the questions. Bake a lot of bread. Lots of variables
Tony-Chicago
TVWBB Wizard
If that is an ugly loaf i am a ...
Wish mine looked that good
Wish mine looked that good
BFletcher
TVWBB Honor Circle
Thanks for wanting to help! It's a recipe on my Kindle app that I haven't yet transferred and since I have very little experience I don't know what relevant detail to provide other than to say it's a same-day method. When I first began making bread a few months ago I had to start with a quick method because we didn't have space for an overnight process.
I'm using this basket with a linen liner:
CaseT
TVWBB Platinum Member
When proofing in a basket with or without cloth flour is going to be your friend. It also needs to be a pretty dry environment.
I quit proofing in my baskets a few years back. I got tired of loafs sticking. My mom gave me a this pottery proofing bowl for Christmas. I’ve used it a few times and it works really good. Usually though I just proof in a stainless bowl. I also use a proofing box I made out of a plastic tote. I have a Raisenne dough proofer that I put in it. Our house is too cold most of the year for proper proofing.
