Shaping a Ball

Press and stretch the dough out until it’s roughly square. Fold the four corners into the centre of the square, and then fold the four new corners into the centre again.

Turn the dough over so that it is seam-side (i.e. the messy bit) down. Starting with your hands side by side and palms down on top of the dough, slide them down round under it, maintaining contact with the dough to create tension in the outer surface of the dough in the direction your hands are moving. Your hands need to meet underneath the dough, palms up, pinching the dough together between their sides to seal the dough.