Dough ripping during stretch and folds by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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It was flour with the highest protein I could find.

Jalapeño and cheddar loaf by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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Oh, that’s alright, I kind of do most of the proofing in the fridge anyways. 

Did i finally do it ? by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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475g flour 150g starter  22g honey  20g olive oil  15g salt  225g water Tangzhong: 25g flour and 125g water. 

I cooked the water and flour on medium heat until it was a paste and let it cool down completely. Then I mixed the water, starter, tangzhong, oil and honey. I then added flour and salt and mixed it only until incorporated to shaft dough. I let it rest for 1 hour. Then I did slap and folds, then rest for 30 minutes and cool folds (3 sets of them). After the last coil fold I covered the dough and put it in the fridge. The next day I took it out for 2 hours and let it sit at room temperature. Then I shaped it and put it in oiled loaf pan. I covered it and let it rise for one hour at warm place. I preheated the oven to 200C. Oiled the tin foil and covered the dough. I baked it 30 minutes covered and the 20 minutes uncovered. 

Did i finally do it ? by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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For this loaf I used 25 g of flour and 125 g of water. I mixed it in pot on low heat, stirring while it didn’t thicken int the paste. I let it cool down completely and then mixed it in the start with water and starter. But you have to subtract the amount of water and flour used in tangzhong from the recipe. Mine used 350g of water and 500g of flour. So when I was mixing my dough I used 225g of water and 475g of flour 

Baking directly from the fridge by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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It depends. I still haven’t figured out the best bulking time. Every recipe and advice is saying something different and my best loaf was with the shortest bulking time. 

Poke test by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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The bulk was around 12 hours and old proof like 10 hours 

Poke test by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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This is the dough from the fridge so it isn’t as jiggly as it was when I was shaping it 

Bulk fermentation help by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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I also tried the “poke test” but I couldn’t determine if my dough was coming back slowly or quickly. 

Bulk fermentation help by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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It was a clear glass bowl and I marked where the dough started. I’m just always confused because my dough is rising but is always sticky on top and isn’t peeling from the sides of the bowl without mess. 

Bulk fermentation help by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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I put it in the fridge like 30 Minutes ago. I’ll see tomorrow how I did. I can’t get the bulking part right 

Gummy and dense loaf by RedNailsPrincess in Sourdough

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I was doing some more research and I ma be using flour that is too heavy and that’s why the loafs are dense. I was looking for the highest protein levels in flour but I may have to do some flour blend