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Hole in each loaf
« on: March 13, 2015, 06:18:43 am »
Lately, I've been getting a hole at the top of my loaves all the way through. I flatten out and roll up my dough before putting it in the pan. I've done a bit of a search and it seems that air is being trapped when I roll. Has anyone else had this problem?
The loaves look so beautiful then, after the first slice there is this awful hole.

Bread with hole
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Re: Hole in each loaf
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2015, 06:24:45 am »
That's a pretty big hole MJ.  Our bread experts probably have the answer for you.
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Re: Hole in each loaf
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2015, 01:38:31 pm »
What a shame because the texture looks great otherwise.
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Re: Hole in each loaf
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2015, 02:23:28 pm »
Yes, they're always great loaves otherwise. That's the frustrating thing! :-\
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Re: Hole in each loaf
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 10:45:07 pm »
It made me laugh a lot MJ!  ;D
Not good for toast with no where to put the butter!

My suggestion is when you tip out after first rise and gently knock back leave fifteen minutes under a large bowl for the dough to relax again before shaping. Then turn over gently a couple of times more before shaping.

I am sure chookie will have a good suggestion too.
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Re: Hole in each loaf
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2015, 02:36:46 am »
I'll try that next time, DJ. The last loaf I made wasn't too bad, just a small hole near the top crust. I used the 'baton' technique for shaping that I found on YouTube.
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Re: Hole in each loaf
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2015, 05:03:21 am »
MJ I had this happen recently with some rolls I made. Each roll had a hole in it, sort of under the surface.
We were using them for burgers so decided it was a good place to put the cheese!
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