Weekend recipe - Basic Sourdough
I've been using the recipe here from northwestsourdough.com for my basic sourdough and it's been turning out well. This weekend turned out a little denser than in the past, probably because of timing, etc.
I only made one loaf, as I was also making the Cherry/Chocolate bread and did not increase my supply of starter enough to do a two loaf recipe of the basic at the same time.
255g starter
199g water
1/2 Tbsp oil
465g bread flour
11g salt
Mixed the following:
255g starter
199g water
400g flour
1/2 Tbsp oil
Let it rest for 20 minutes
Added in:
11g salt
65g flour
Placed the dough in an oiled bowl to bulk ferment, with plastic wrap over the top to prevent drying.
I should have stretched and folded the dough several times during the ferment, but I only did it once.
After about 10 hours, I turned it out of the bowl and shaped it into a batard, and then placed it in a well-floured banneton, covered it with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.
When I got home from work, I took it out of the fridge to get to room temperature. After about 4 hours, I preheated the oven, with baking stone and steam catcher, to 450. After 30 minutes, I turned the loaf onto the bread peel, slashed the top with my lame, spritzed it heavily with water and then slipped the loaf onto the baking stone. I then covered the loaf with the steam catcher, and let it bake for 20 minutes. I then removed the steam catcher and let it bake for 10 more minutes. I then rotated the loaf 180 degrees and let it bake for a final 10 minutes.
The crust was nice, but the crumb was a little denser than I would like.
Below are the results:
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