sometimes the bread has plans of its own

[cellio]

This seemed like an unremarkable loaf when I put it in the oven.

Dani called it my dromedary loaf. :-)

I wondered if there were a large air bubble under that hump, but the inside looks normal. So, one of life's mysteries! But a tasty mystery, so it's ok.

Comments

[loosecanon]

It looks like your oven Heats slightly unevenly. You may wish to play with slashing the loaf down the center, or making a pretty, even design down the sides, to allow it to rise evenly.

[cellio]

Thanks; I'll try that next time. (Grumble. My oven shouldn't be heating unevenly, for as old as it isn't. But that might well be it. Maybe I should rotate the pan when I remove the cover halfway through, too.)

[loosecanon]

All ovens have hot spots. Convection is an attempt to overcome this. It's air moving about inside a cubicle with corners, so it tends to congregate here, dissipate there, and get stuck someplace else.