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50% Entire Wheat Sourdough Pan Loaf 81% hydration


I used to be as soon as once more out of bread so wanted one other loaf.  I made a decision to work on my 50% complete wheat sourdough pan loaf once more however improve the hydration to 81% which is larger than I often go along with a loaf of this composition.   I’m undecided it made any distinction to the crumb, however I’m proud of the loaf nonetheless. Now I don’t learn about you, however I discover it difficult to attain a pan loaf so I attempted one thing a bit completely different.  I did the same old of brushing water on the highest and making use of the pansies.  I then baked it with out steam for five minutes.  At that time, I took it out and the crust was simply beginning to type.  I then scored it.  I haven’t tried this 5 Minute Rating in fairly a while.  I believe it labored fairly properly and I’ll most likely proceed to make use of it for pan loaves needing a rating.  I’ll have to enhance my method although.

50% Entire Wheat Sourdough Pan Loaf 81% hydration

For 1 loaf in a 9x4x4” Pullman Pan

In a single day levain construct, at 74°F about 10 hours to rise 3x.

Within the morning add salt to water and dissolve.  Add levain and blend.

Add flours and knead till good gluten growth, I’ll use my Ankarsrum Assistent and blend till a superb windowpane is achieved about 12 minutes.

Take away dough from the bowl and do some slap and folds.  Subsequent arrange aliquot jar.

Bulk fermentation at 82ºF.

Finish bulk when aliquot jar reaches 40% rise.

Form the dough right into a batard and place in buttered Pullman pan.  Optionally available, sprinkle poppyseeds on the underside and sides of the pullman pan.

Form and permit an preliminary last proof heat till 100% rise in aliquot jar, begin oven preheat 425ºF getting ready for steam bake.

Enable the dough to rise till inside 1 cm of the rim of the pan after which bake instantly or about 130% rise within the aliquot jar.

As soon as oven reaches 425ºF rating high of dough after which brush with water.  Optionally available sprinkle with seeds after which rating.  Switch to oven and bake with steam for 25 minutes.  Vent the oven (take away steaming gear) rotate the pan and drop temperature to 350ºF.  Bake for an additional 30 minutes rotating as wanted till browned.  Take away from the pan and place straight on the rack baking for an additional 5-10 minutes to agency up the crust if desired.

 

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