cotton towel with flour. this is to prevent the dough from sticking when transferred.
after 15 minutes, transfer your folded dough to the cotton towel. i found it tricky to get my hands around it, so i slid a spatula underneath to help.
on the towel, shape your dough into a rough ball. it won’t want to stay this way, so i quickly folded the towel around my dough ball and placed it back in the mixing bowl to maintain some of it’s shape.
note that whatever side of your dough is face up on the towel will be face down when you drop it to the dutch oven for baking.
place the bowl 