You might be overbaking the loaf. Remove the lid as soon as the bread it set so the bread can brown sooner. Another possibility is placing the pot too close to the bottom oven element, so try moving it up a rack. Finally, a piece of parchment under the bread will reduce moisture evaporation and slow the browning of the base. Laurie@KAF
January 4, 2016 at 9:42am
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