4: How to shape a loaf of bread - Bake with Jack

Summary by Krater

The instructor demonstrates how to shape a loaf of bread dough into both a round loaf and a loaf for a baking tin, emphasizing the importance of building tension across the top.

From the video

Answers: How do you shape a loaf of bread?

• bread shaping
• sourdough loaf shaping
• tin loaf shaping
• building dough tension

Ingredients

• bread dough
• flour

What it concludes

• Always build tension across the top of the dough when shaping so that it puffs up proud rather than skewing all over the place.
• Give the dough 12 to 15 turns when pre-shaping to tighten it into a firm ball.
• Dust flour all over the loaf before placing it in the tin to prevent it from sticking.