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Nice Loaf
This is a run-of-the-mill success story.
I've been refreshing my starter daily by roughly double for about a week. I started with about a teaspoon or so, and when I hit 100 grams of active starter (which I estimate was about 100% hydration) I added flour (some whole wheat pastry, and AP) and water to about 65% hydration for a total weight of about 500g, plus a teaspoon of salt and a squirt of honey. I mixed the dough then put it in the fridge (in an airtight container) for about 10 hours. I took it out of the fridge and let it rise (still covered of course) overnight, about 10 hours. It had risen quite well. I deflated and folded a couple of times, shaped a loaf and let it rise (humid) until ready to bake (about 4 hours). It had more or less tripled in volume. I baked it in a cold oven with some tiles at 400 for 20 minutes, then 300 until done. I find that the easiest doneness check is a probe thermometer with the alarm set to water's boiling point (95C here). The loaf is soft with a thin crust (if it were freeform it might have a bit more rigid crust), chewy, has a great crumb with medium uniform holes, and just the right mild sourdough taste for my tastes. I'll post pictures if my camera battery charges before the loaf disappears. So in short, I'm trying to keep things simple. I measure by weight but don't sweat the details, I refresh daily from a small amount and waste not, and let the water in the dough do my kneading by retarding, but I just retard the whole dough. I do no temperature control other than sticking things in fridges or ovens. Room temperature here right now is about 75F. It's my theory, after revisiting the FAQ and some of the recent discussions, that the less-frequent refreshings (24 hours instead of 12) and non-refrigerated start made the most difference in sourness. The no-knead approach makes this convenient enough to do every week even for a lazy bum like myself, and reduces the number of dishes. Not to mention I don't have to scrape dough off my hands for an hour. My plan from here on out is to follow this schedule: sun 5g (abt 1 heaping tsp) mon 10g tue 25g wed 50g thu 100g (abt 1/2 cup) fri mix and refrigerate sat final rise and bake Now I'll start using whole wheat to bake and adjust things if necessary. |
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