Sunday, April 26, 2020

Breadd

1. Used 3.5 cups flour and 1.75 water. This is about 50% hydration (need to use bread flour)
2. Did not let the dough sit after I mixed it. no autolyse. The video recommends 45 minutes. My recipe says 20-30. I think this was a mistake. (it was, this is where flour absorbs water and makes kneading afterwards easier) 
3. Could not mix the dough, mixed for what seems like hours, it was still sticking to me and the board when  I put it in the bowl. The dough was already stretchy when I did this. This step can be done in the BOWL.
4. Dough is easier to wash off when it comes together

Stretch and Fold: if you do it too soon, dough will rip. You can wet your hands before each fold and the dough will not stick

BULK PROOF
I did for 6 hours. I did not think I needed to do 6 because it said 4-6 but nothing really happened for 4.5. On 5:07th hour I was happy to see huge soap like bubbles in dough on top. (my starter was not working) 

PROOF:
Takes 2 hours. Key point, learn how to tell when the dough is proofed. Watch a video.

BAKE TIME:
Recipe time is good. Increasing it gave me a tougher crust.

SCHEDULE:
Take out starter at 4 pm
Let it warm up
Feed it at 5 and then again at 11

you need to remove 1/4 cup starter before feeding again
done starter is like mouse with holes in it

To increase starter volume, do not discard any
To shape twist in circular motion and pull toward you. I think this works better then what is in the videos when you pull towards you


6/16/2020
6 TBS starter is about 100 gms
I burned the bottom. Had it on one baking sheet and lower rack. Not sure what I did before. It was smaller then the last loaf
This is bagel dough
I made dough
Let sit 2.5-3 hours
Could not make bagels
Stretched and folded 3 times
left it again for almost 2 hours
Shaped it
Left it overnight in refrigerator. Do not need to flour towel at all. Refrigerated dough did not stick at all and I had a ton of flour on the loaf even though I only used one TBS
Baked cold from refrig
6/16/2020
11:31 PM
Ate everything