July 7, 2020 - 12:59pm
Giant Hole Under Sourdough Crust
Hihi! Just started baking sourdough recently and I was trying the oval/batard shape but got this huge hole at right under the crust. The rest of the crumb is what I was going for - not too dense and not too open, so I'm curious what could be the cause of the huge hole. Is it likely a giant air bubble from shaping my dough?
Ratio:
- 70% hydration
- 20% whole wheat flour; 80% high gluten flour
- 20% levain
- 2% salt
My process:
- ~4 hours for levain to at least double in height
- ~2 hour autolyse
- Added levain and mixed (rest 30 min)
- Added salt and mixed (rest 30 min)
- Fold (rest 30 min)
- Lamination (rest 30 min)
- 3 Coil Folds (30 min intervals)
- Bulk ferment (3 hours | total time since levain added: 6 hours)
- Pre-shape (fold right side; fold left side, fold top; fold bottom)
- Shape (tried to degas a bit; fold right side; fold left side; jelly roll; pinch side seams together and dragged it around a bit to create tension on the seam)
- Overnight fridge proof (12 hours)
- Scored
- Baked in dutch oven at 500 degrees F (25 min) and then lid off at 475 degrees (15 min)
Since your crumb looks excellent, I think it's just a shaping issue. You must have trapped a large air bubble by accident.
Thanks BaniJP!