Breadventure: double fail

[unbibium]

I was working from home today, and couldn't quite get a grip on my work, so I threw the rest of my bread dough in the oven, in two separate loaves.

The first one burnt. I think it was because I left the oven on the pre-heat setting.

The second one was undercooked, and also the loaf didn't split properly at the top, so the bread rose out the bottom in a lopsided fashion. I think I'm starting to understand how the crust is supposed to work.

Comments

[sunburn.livejournal.com]

You can tinker with the crust by adding steam to the oven (my dad throws a handful of ice into the bottom of the oven, while others use a spray-bottle). Just one thing to try out.

[pentomino.livejournal.com]

I actually always put some water in a broiling pan.