Shame about my VERY average job of scoring this due to a change of lame.
Second loaf is in the fridge getting another 12-24 hours to see what the impact the extra cold retard time has on crumb, im hopeful for even more opening.
72% hydration
18% levain (definitely not peaked, and at a huge ratio, which probably slowed fermentation down a bit)
Matthews Cotswold Wynchwood flour
2-3hr autolyse built a LOT of strength here. I did reduce hydration a little, and i did evidently stay in better control of the fermentation, but anecdotally, the autolyse seems to have helped a fair bit.
- 2 sets s&f
- 1 big Lamination
- Fermented around 26-7°C for around 6 hours to 50% rise
- Preshaped + 30m rest the. Shaped and stitched after an hour on the counter (aliquot hit around 60% rise by this time)
- overnight in the fridge
- baked at 230 for 40m covered
- 10m uncovered
by General_Penalty_4292
3 Comments
I remember my first few attempts too.
Nice scoring..looks lovely
Loaf number 2 looking v textbook
https://preview.redd.it/b41dqp2bk4ed1.jpeg?width=2564&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=151944c68775089cf84da156d338620bcd9242b4