Easiest way to shape a boule (round) for bread

Shaping a boule with a relatively strong dough.

The recipe for the dough shown in this video is here:

[FuzzyErThanThou]

I never thought it would happen to me, yet here I stand, covered in flour and active yeast, googling sourdough bread tutorials in a kitchen bigger than my first apartment

[bitababyszes]

I like the way you don’t talk, just show.

[Rexyspride]

Perfect. No fuss, no frills but super useful. Especially as I keep forgetting it! I need to make more round loaves :)

[adamberry]

Thanks for not making this a 10-minute video!

[nanscott]

Thank you. We, the family, appreciate you. So helpful.

[PeterBatah]

Would love to have seen what the underside looked like. Thank you for sharing.

[paulg]

Awesome! Thanks for short n sweet, no chit chat!

[petukerpanchali]

Very nice...love your presentation...stay connected..

[mailjunk]

Thank you for making this to the point. Greatly appreciated

[warmesuppe]

I have a question, if I shape my dough like this and bake it, later it will unfold again.
just like a puff pastry, its not one mass but rolled in layers.
Am I using to much flour?

[kathleenoshiro]

Thank you! I put it in slo-mo so the technique would sink in. 🙂

[maxlharris]

What’s the hydration of this dough? My loaves (Forkish), seem too wet to get it to go so cleanly.

[laurenb]

Hello, I recently got the 10” baskets from the San Francisco Baking Institute. Will the bread proofed in this sized basket fit in the challenger bread pan?Thanks.

[Shmaltz]

Any tips for what to do if you tear your dough during this stage? My dough was a bit too wet and I handled it a bit too rough and as a result it tore as I was shaping it.

[TheLogankelley]

where did you get that giant bench knife? looking for a big one like that.

[alexisscott]

Is this pre shaping or final shaping? Thank you!