24/06/2020
Has anyone else noticed that some of the Sourdough methods out there are CRAZY confusing?!
I was sent an article about one sourdough recipe that was 30+ pages!!!
So yeah.... let's simplify things a little. Because I actually want to eat bread, TODAY.
My last video I posted goes into the weekly baking method. This explains that if you keep your culture super active (by feeding it before it goes back in the fridge) it will pop up within 2 hours. You put your loaves together and they proof for 2 - 4 hours, bake for 1 hour and then you're eating bread! All in time for dinner!
Yes, there are much longer methods that do slower ferments and make a more "sour" tasting loaf. But when you're using proofing temperatures of 29 to 35 degrees, this fermentation process is accelerated as the lactobacillus bugs are highly active when they are warm.
As long as this fermentation process is happening the gluten content is being broken down and you have a highly digestible, highly nutritious, scrummy delicious loaf of bread.
So, one knead, one proof, one bake, NOM NOM NOM!!