Mixture

Unknown
Liquid Flour Other
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Since 2017

I loved to eat bread with an irregular crumb and was fascinated by that. So i just had to learn!!

Characteristics

It tends to ferment quickly due to the wholemeal content. It is slightly acidic but leans more towards fruity notes and a sweet side as well.

Taste & flavour

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Recipe

Starting ingredients

Feeding ingredients

1
After adding the filtered water to the starter and mixing in the flour, i leave it for 2 hours at room temperature (almost 30degC in our bakery) then in the fridge overnight, around 16hours.

Working method

1
This sourdough was made following the protocol provided by Puratos for their sourdough experiment. Only filtered water and their Tradition Francaise wholewheat flour was used. Only took 3 days before it was active enough to make a bread!

Result

Pain au Levain

Dense hearth bread, with a well cooked crust, long conservation. Toasted nuts. Great with cheese, cold cuts and butter
Mama Pain au Levain first overview
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Mama Pain au Levain first slice

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