Bread - What are you baking today…..
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So all you did was pre-shape and left to rest for 20 mins? Then what reshape before putting in the Banneton?
Do'h… I missed this, apologies. But yes, pretty much. The idea as I understand it is that you do a "soft" shaping into a boule, regardless of what you eventually intend. Don't get it too tight, but just get just enough movement and friction to get that skin formed so that it holds. Then you let it sit for 20min, seam side down. When that is done, you can do a final shape, either re-enforcing the boule or doing the folded baton routine. The result is a thicker skin, that is less likely to split and gives more support during the bake.
My experience was that it works better for boules than for batons. Probably because you ruin a little of the structure conveyed by the preshape when folding the baton form.
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Haha… it isn’t mine I promise you. There are hundreds of YT videos on it [emoji6] Did you notice any appreciable difference? The cross-section of yours is beautiful btw.
To be honest no significant difference
but I think it might make sence with a very soft dough being difficult to get a good shaping. I used Pizza flour yesterday as the other half of the dough will become Pizza today, doughs with that flour are easy to shape and have a nice tension. -
Haha… it isn’t mine I promise you. There are hundreds of YT videos on it [emoji6] Did you notice any appreciable difference? The cross-section of yours is beautiful btw.
To be honest no significant difference
but I think it might make sence with a very soft dough being difficult to get a good shaping. I used Pizza flour yesterday as the other half of the dough will become Pizza today, doughs with that flour are easy to shape and have a nice tension.Interesting, as I noticed that my 100% milled white wheat dough, which is quite sloppy, benefitted more than my country brown (about 60/40 wholewheat). The whole wheat is much more robust.
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Haha… it isn’t mine I promise you. There are hundreds of YT videos on it [emoji6] Did you notice any appreciable difference? The cross-section of yours is beautiful btw.
To be honest no significant difference
but I think it might make sence with a very soft dough being difficult to get a good shaping. I used Pizza flour yesterday as the other half of the dough will become Pizza today, doughs with that flour are easy to shape and have a nice tension.Interesting, as I noticed that my 100% milled white wheat dough, which is quite sloppy, benefitted more than my country brown (about 60/40 wholewheat). The whole wheat is much more robust.
humidity, temperature, etc. Different enviroment up there near the North Pole :P. My winter dough is a lot different to work with then my summer dough was… ATM I have 14 hours Biga proofing time at 19 C. -
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@Giles how do you use that bread? I bet it would make a great French toast.
Sandwiches and Toast…...
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Dude!!!! ???
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@Chap that entire set of pics is amazing. Is your stove retro design, or an older model?
Thanks @jordanscollected it's a 10 year old Falcon Range Cooker still produced so retro but no high tech (it's british :P)
https://www.rangemaster.co.uk/products/falcon-range-cooker/falcon-s?v=3561
