Quick Tips: Scoring Bread with a Lame

Brilliant baker Tara Jensen shows you how to use a lame (blade) to score your proofed loaves. During the bake, these scoring lines help to create beautifully delicious bread with perfect "ear" or decorative designs. Whether you're scoring a simple line down the length of the dough, or an intricate swirl, flower, or leaf, these tips will serve you well! Find Tara Jensen on Instagram (@bakerhands) and buy her newest book, Flour Power: The Practice and Pursuit of Baking Sourdough Bread.
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Tara Jensen on Instagram: / bakerhands
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[@rlwalker2]

Chill the dough before scoring and the scoring itself will be so much cleaner.

[@ilovelamp22]

"Don't score on the side" proceeds to score along the side in the very first scoring example shown in the clip

[@KingArthurBakingCompany]

We're sorry if these instructions were unclear! It's best to avoid scoring *only* along the side, as that will not allow the loaf to open properly along the seam while baking, which will result in un even crumb and possibly a denser loaf. Many bakers choose to make many slashes on the surface of the dough for a decorative effect- feel free to score along with edges in these cases, as long as the center/top of the loaf is also scored. This will allow the dough to "spring" upward and outward in the oven for the most even loaf. Happy baking! -👩‍🍳Tess

[@ilovelamp22]

@@KingArthurBakingCompany No worries, I was just trolling a bit, great video, is there an accompanying article with patterns? Thanks again.

[@KingArthurBakingCompany]

We don't have a guide that goes with this video specifically, but we so have some great resources on our website! This is a great one to start with: www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2017/10/20/bread-scoring-techniques Happy baking! -👩‍🍳Tess

[@pkoch3902]

Can’t see what you are doing as your advert for your book blocks it…

[@KingArthurBakingCompany]

Thanks for reaching out, Peter! We've fixed this so that shouldn't happen any more. Happy baking! -👩‍🍳Morgan