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Not getting the expected
results?
This table will help you.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTIONS
The dough tears easily or is
lumpy on the surface.
The dough was worked too
much.
Form a ball again, let it rest for
10 minutes and then start again from
the beginning.
Shape the dough in two steps, with
a 5 minute rest between.
The slits in the baguette are
not very distinct.
The dough is sticky: there is too
much water in the mixture.
Shape the baguettes again by flouring
your hands lightly, but not the dough
or the work surface if possible.
The blade is not sharp enough. Use the finishing blade supplied or a
very sharp fine-serrated knife.
Y
ou were too hesitant when
cutting.
Use a quick, sharp cutting movement.
The slits tend to close up or
do not open out during
baking.
The dough is too sticky: there is
too much water in the mixture.
Your mixture has not been successful,
start again.
The surface of the dough was
not stretched enough when
it was being shaped.
Start again, pulling the dough harder
when you wrap it around your thumb.
The dough tears on the sides
when baking.
The slit in the dough is not deep
enough.
Refer to page 136 to see
the ideal shape for the slits.
The baked baguettes stick to
the tray.
The dough was dampened too
much.
Blot out the excess water added with
the brush.
The baguette baking trays are
too sticky.
Oil the trays lightly before placing
the dough on them.
The baguettes are not brown
enough.
Yo
u forgot to brush the dough
with water before baking.
Be careful the next time.
You floured the baguettes too
much when shaping them.
Brush well with water before baking.
The room temperature is high
(over 30°C).
Use colder water (between 10 and
15°C) and/or a little less yeast.
The baguettes have not
sufficiently risen.
You forgot to add yeast to your
mixture.
Your mixture has not been successful,
start again.
Your yeast may have gone past
its best-before date.
There was not enough water in
your mixture.
The baguettes were squashed
and flattened too much during
the shaping phase.
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