Dusty Bleher wrote:
I've never tried a "wet towel" on a loaf
> before. Can you elaborate just what & how you do that? Every time
> I've had anything touch the loaf--if it wasn't slathered in
> flour--it stuck!
>
> If ya could, 'splain to me how & with what you do it...and I'll
> recheck that recipe & see if I can figure out where I went astray...
>
>
> Regards all,
> Dusty

All I did was set two boules on a piece of parchment, then gave them a
good spray with the squirt gun. I then grabbed the thin cotton towel,
not terry cloth, with the print of the state of Maine on it, wet it
under the sink, wrung it out a bit, and then laid it on the loaves.
They sat in the cold oven as described in your recipe for about four
hours while they proofed. All that time with the wet towel on them.

I admit to removing the loaves and per-heating the oven to 450, and
then I removed the towel, gave them three slices each and slid them
onto my baking stone. Baked for 40 minutes.