question about loaf shaping
Recently, there have been several magazine articles about specialty breads , but
they seem to include only 'ingredient and mixing' recipes, and not shaping
instructions . . . My mother taught me to bake, but we always used loaf pans.
Can anyone explain to me how to shape a round loaf of bread ?
How do you best achieve a round shape ?
How do you prevent a big hollow hole in the middle ?
How big a loaf can you make ? (in other words, do I use the equivalent
of a loaf pan, or does one loaf pan of dough equate to two round loaves ?)
Do you have to use more flour, and make a stiffer dough, to keep it from
oozing down into a pancake ? Any advice will be welcomed. . .
Thank you.
Beverly Bradley