Results! My takeaway: just know your flour! Know your dough! I think if you just can’t do any folds, mix it in a mixer til you reach full development and then leave it. But, if you are home and have time to do any folds during bulk fermentation, try to get 1-2 in. Think of it like this- the gluten can only support the gasses and let them pop open and create a beautiful crumb if they’re strong. If you mix the dough and then don’t touch it, the gluten falls rather than stays strong. Depending on flour type, hydration, and even temperature, try dough needs more or less from you. Once again, my bottom line coming out of this experiment is please keep baking and do what works for you. I’d rather that than you buy a loaf of bread from the store that’s covered in plastic and was made a week ago.
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