Round artisan bread loaf during early oven spring in a Dutch oven, showing visible upward rise and an opening score as the dough expands before full browning.
Bread Baking, Shaping & Scoring

Oven Spring Explained: What It Is and Why It Matters in Bread Baking

Bread Baking, Shaping & Scoring / June 3, 2026

You shape the loaf well. It proofs well.  Then the bake starts, and that first lift tells you whether the

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