Shaping a loaf of bread

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10 September 2010

About this technique

Skill level

Easy

Bring a professional touch to your baking with Paul Hollywood’s bread shaping technique.

-Lightly flour your work surface

-Roll the dough up, then turn by 45 degrees and roll it up again.

-Use your hands to gently turn and smooth the dough into a tight, round loaf shape.

Recipes using this technique

Mary Berry's hot cross buns. by Mary Berry.
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Easy white bread. by Paul Hollywood.
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Paneer and chilli loaf. by Nadiya Hussain.
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Hot smoked trout pâté, whisky jelly and treacle soda bread. by Nathan Outlaw.
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Tiger bread
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No-knead bread. by Hugo Harrison.
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Paul Hollywood's rye bread. by Paul Hollywood.
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Ploughman’s loaf. by Mary-Anne Boermans.
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