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Black Cat Stencil Loaf

“The black cat make up for no ear.”

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Scorecard

7.0/ 10

  • Spring6 out of 10
  • EarNo ear
  • Crust8 out of 10
  • Crumb7 out of 10
  • Flavor7 out of 10

Tang1/5sourness, not averaged

Black Cat Stencil Loaf, photographed at scoring
Photographed at scoring (2 hours out of the oven).

Recipe

  • 500 gFlourKing Arthur 100% Organic Bread Flour
  • 320 gWater
  • 100 gStarter
  • 10 gSalt

Flour blend

Baker's %: 64% hydration · 67% total, counting the starter at 100% hydration · 20% starter · 2% salt

Bulk
5h
Cold retard
12h
Bake
220°C / 428°F · lid on 20 min → 210°C / 410°F · lid off 16 min

From Instagram

  • Reel posted 2026-10-24: De4InT0RxJ-
  • Caption: parchment paper stencil, flour dust, black cocoa through the cutout; eyes and nose masked with tweezers.
  • Grams from caption: 500 flour · 320 water · 100 starter · 10 salt. Flour 1 assumed to be the house flour.

From the owner (2026-10-25)

  • Baked 2026-10-20. Bulk 5 h, cold 12 h. Same oven as the house loaf: 220 °C lid on 20 min, 210 °C lid off 16 min.
  • Black cocoa is decoration on top only, not part of the dough recipe.

Missing

  • Scores (Spring, Ear, Crust, Crumb, Flavor, Tang) and Verdict
  • Photos (crumb shot at scoring first)
  • Method in the page body

More from this bake

  • Black Cat Stencil Loaf, photo 2