Allan Ford

Artisan Sourdough Bread for Beginners Allan Ford

M??t breads u?? ??mm?r???l ????t to g?v? rise t? br??d d?ugh?. Th?? ?r? quick, ???? and g?n?r?ll? no n?n??n??. But wh?t h????n? wh?n ??u d?n't have yeast ?n h?nd? S?urd?ugh bread u??? a "?t?rt?r", a naturally fermented m?xtur? ?f fl?ur and w?t?r that w?ll g?v? a b??ut?ful rise t? ??ur b?k?d g??d?...w?th?ut the use ?f yeast. Th? ?r????? t?k?? longer but ?? ??, ?? ???? ?n?? you g?t ?t?rt?d w?th it. It'? really a l?t ?f hands off t?m?. B???u?? of the n?tur?l fermentation, th? br??d has a "??ur", t?ng? fl?v?r that ?? just ?m?z?ng. The l?ng?r ??u k??? your ??urd?ugh ?t?rt?r g??ng, th? b?tt?r th? fl?v?r ?t w?ll have! Y?u m?? h??r about "high h?dr?t??n" ?nd "low h?dr?t??n" br??d?. H?gh hydration br??d? m??n? th?r? ?? m?r? w?t?r ?n the dough. Th? doughs w?ll b? ?t??k??r, m?? ??r??d m?r? (not hold th??r shape w?ll) ?nd w?ll have l?rg?r holes in th? br??d once ?t is baked. Low h?dr?t??n br??d? ?r? t?ght?r ?n t?xtur? (n?t b?g holes) and will h?ld a nice r?und dome before b?k?ng. We ??ll th?? br??d r????? a medium h?dr?t??n. It ?? th? ??rf??t m?x b?tw??n the tw? f?r our f?m?l?. Tr? u??ng l??? w?t?r (?r m?r? fl?ur) ?? ??u tw??k th?? recipe t? b? th? ??rf??t bread f?r ??ur f?m?l?.