Sourdough
Scoring Sourdough
Control your oven spring and create beautiful bread art with every slash.
Overview
That cut on top isn't decoration. It's direction. Scoring controls how your bread expands in the oven. It releases pressure and tells the loaf where to open. Get it right and you get lift. Get it wrong and the loaf tears where it wants. This page shows you how to score with purpose. Angle, depth, placement. What actually makes an ear. You'll learn how to match your scoring to your dough so it opens clean and controlled. Small move. Big impact.
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Why We Score — The Complete Guide
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