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TCR’s Sourdough Bread > Preparing the Dough

Forming the Dough Ball

30 minutes after the last folding, form the final dough ball:

  1. Sprinkle the cookie sheet with about 1 Tbsp flour.

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    Flour cookie sheet

  2. Turn the dough from the plastic container onto the floured cookie sheet.

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    Dough on cookie sheet

  3. Wet hands so the dough will not stick to them. The moisture also makes the folded dough stick better at the seam.

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    Wet hands so dough won’t stick to them

  4. Gently pat dough into a rounded rectangle of roughly uniform thickness.

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    Gently flatten the dough

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    Dough after flattening

  5. Form the final ball shape by folding the dough from each of four sides and then sealing the seam.

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    Fold dough from first side
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    Fold dough from second side
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    Fold dough from third side
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    Fold dough from fourth side

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    Seal seam by pinching

  6. Line the proofing basket with a cloth and then sprinkle the cloth with about 1 Tbsp flour.

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    Flour cloth lining proofing basket

  7. Lift the dough ball from the cookie sheet and place into proofing basket with the seam down.

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    Dough ball

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    Dough ball in proofing basket

  8. Fold the ends of the cloth over the dough ball to cover it.

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    Fold ends of cloth to cover dough ball in basket
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