Slashing Bread Dough
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Angle the knife blade
Hold the knife blade at a shallow angle (about 45 degrees) so that you slit under the surface of the dough, rather than cut too deeply.
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Slash the dough
Keeping the knife at an angle, make 2 to 5 slits depending on the shape of your dough, or according to your recipe