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authorLuke Smith <luke@lukesmith.xyz>2021-03-23 15:12:48 -0400
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@@ -7,36 +7,36 @@ If you've never made your own sourdough bread, it can be intimidating! But I bel
## Ingredients
* 100g fed sourdough starter (levain)
-* 330g warm water
-* 137g bread flour
+* 330g warm water
+* 137g bread flour
* 250g all-purpose flour (avoid bleached and enriched)
* 87g rye or whole wheat flour
* 7g sea salt
-## Instructions
-
-1. Combine sourdough starter with warm water, break apart and dissolve.
-2. Add flour and mix together gently to hydrate. Mixture will be very wet and sticky.
-3. Once there is no dry flour, let stand for 30 minutes (autolyze).
-4. Add sea salt.
-5. Wet hands and begin to stretch and fold dough to combine salt and to begin gluten formation.
-6. Add drops of water until dough becomes cohesive and supple with no toughness or resistance.
-7. Dough will prove on the counter top for 4 - 5 hours. About every 30 minutes, perform a stretch and fold. This involves grabbing the dough with a wet hand, folding over the top of itself, and repeating this step by turning the bowl and making your way around the dough. It will take some practice to work with a dough of this level of hydration, but will get easier!
-8. You will know fermentation is complete when small bubbles are seen on the surface around the edge of your dough. You can also perform a window pane test by grasping a pinch of dough and pulling it between your fingers. The dough should stretch enough to become see-through. This means enough gluten has formed that the dough is strong enough to hold large air bubbles as it bakes.
-9. Turn onto generously floured surface using a bowl scraper or spatula to protect the dough. Handling the dough gently will prevent deflation.
-10. Shape the dough: Take the two sides and fold them into the center of the wet dough. Then, take the top and bottom and fold them also over the center of the wet dough. Optional: grasp the edge of the dough closest to you and roll dough away from you into a tight loaf shape. Generously flour.
-11. Place into a dish about the size of the dough, a proving basket is ideal. Use a lot of flour in the bowl and on the loaf. The sides of the container should not be shallow, the goal here is to let the bread rest in the shape you want it to bake in.
-12. Refrigerate 12 - 24 hours, the longer the dough rests, the more sour your final product. I don't recommend going over 24 hours but sour dough is fun to experiment with!
-13. Bring dough to room temperature, it should feel like a water balloon, giving resistance to touch with some spring.
-14. Put one oven rack in the center and another below it, place a pan of water on the lower rack. Preheat oven to 475 - 500 degrees F, depending on oven capability. The pan of water should create steam to help the bread expand.
-15. When oven is hot, turn bread into a baking vessel. I use a 8 inch springform pan, but a dutch oven is ideal. You can use any vessel that is rated for high temperatures. If using a dutch oven, keep it covered for the first 15 minutes, and you don't need to use the pan of water.
+## Instructions
+
+1. Combine sourdough starter with warm water, break apart and dissolve.
+2. Add flour and mix together gently to hydrate. Mixture will be very wet and sticky.
+3. Once there is no dry flour, let stand for 30 minutes (autolyze).
+4. Add sea salt.
+5. Wet hands and begin to stretch and fold dough to combine salt and to begin gluten formation.
+6. Add drops of water until dough becomes cohesive and supple with no toughness or resistance.
+7. Dough will prove on the counter top for 4 - 5 hours. About every 30 minutes, perform a stretch and fold. This involves grabbing the dough with a wet hand, folding over the top of itself, and repeating this step by turning the bowl and making your way around the dough. It will take some practice to work with a dough of this level of hydration, but will get easier!
+8. You will know fermentation is complete when small bubbles are seen on the surface around the edge of your dough. You can also perform a window pane test by grasping a pinch of dough and pulling it between your fingers. The dough should stretch enough to become see-through. This means enough gluten has formed that the dough is strong enough to hold large air bubbles as it bakes.
+9. Turn onto generously floured surface using a bowl scraper or spatula to protect the dough. Handling the dough gently will prevent deflation.
+10. Shape the dough: Take the two sides and fold them into the center of the wet dough. Then, take the top and bottom and fold them also over the center of the wet dough. Optional: grasp the edge of the dough closest to you and roll dough away from you into a tight loaf shape. Generously flour.
+11. Place into a dish about the size of the dough, a proving basket is ideal. Use a lot of flour in the bowl and on the loaf. The sides of the container should not be shallow, the goal here is to let the bread rest in the shape you want it to bake in.
+12. Refrigerate 12 - 24 hours, the longer the dough rests, the more sour your final product. I don't recommend going over 24 hours but sour dough is fun to experiment with!
+13. Bring dough to room temperature, it should feel like a water balloon, giving resistance to touch with some spring.
+14. Put one oven rack in the center and another below it, place a pan of water on the lower rack. Preheat oven to 475 - 500 degrees F, depending on oven capability. The pan of water should create steam to help the bread expand.
+15. When oven is hot, turn bread into a baking vessel. I use a 8 inch springform pan, but a dutch oven is ideal. You can use any vessel that is rated for high temperatures. If using a dutch oven, keep it covered for the first 15 minutes, and you don't need to use the pan of water.
16. Flour the top of the loaf and score the bread with a razor blade (this is optional but creates an artisan look)
-17. Bake covered/steamed for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 425 F. If using steam, remove the water pan now.
-18. Bake for another 25 - 30 minutes until crust is a rusty color and sounds hollow when tapped.
-19. Let bread cool completely before slicing. (if you can wait!)
+17. Bake covered/steamed for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 425 F. If using steam, remove the water pan now.
+18. Bake for another 25 - 30 minutes until crust is a rusty color and sounds hollow when tapped.
+19. Let bread cool completely before slicing. (if you can wait!)
-## Contribution
-- Quinn & Alison
+## Contribution
-;tags: bread
+- Quinn & Alison
+;tags: bread
diff --git a/src/sourdough-starter.md b/src/sourdough-starter.md
index 9ab662b..965f67d 100644
--- a/src/sourdough-starter.md
+++ b/src/sourdough-starter.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-# Sour dough starter
+# Sourdough starter
-This recipe cointains instructions for sour dough starter needed for all sour dough breads. The starter can be done with either wheat flour or rye flour for rye breads. Prefer organic flours as they contain most wild yeasts.
+This recipe cointains instructions for sourdough starter needed for all sourdough breads. The starter can be done with either wheat flour or rye flour for rye breads. Prefer organic flours as they contain most wild yeasts.
- ⏲️ Prep time: 5 min/day
- ⏲️ Wait time: 4 days
+
## Ingredients
- Wheat or rye flour
@@ -15,11 +16,11 @@ This recipe cointains instructions for sour dough starter needed for all sour do
2. Day 2: the starter should be a bit bubbly. Feed the starter with 80g of water and 50g of flour and store again with loosely covered. If the starter doesn't have bubbles yet, wait another day.
3. Day 3-4: repeat the feeding process
4. You can now use the starter for baking sourdough bread. Remember to not use all the starter at once and feed the remaining starter to always have it available.
-5. Storing the starter: store the starter in a closed container or jar in the fridge. The starter will survive almost indefinitely. After some time a vinegarish liquid forms on top of the starter. Don't be afraid of this, it is there to protect the starter from microbes. It can be poured away when you use the starter next time.
+5. Storing the starter: store the starter in a closed container or jar in the fridge. The starter will survive almost indefinitely. After some time a vinegarish liquid forms on top of the starter. Don't be afraid of this, it is there to protect the starter from microbes. It can be poured away when you use the starter next time.
6. When using the starter after long storage you need to activate it again. Feed it 1-2 times and see if bubbles form. You can also test the activity by placing small part into a glass of water. An active starter will float.
## Contribution
- Vili Kangas
-;tags: bread sourdough
+;tags: bread