Ingredients
| 65 g | water |
| 1 pinch | yeast |
| 595 g | bread flour |
| 350 g | warm water |
| 3 g | instant yeast |
| 12 g | sugar |
| 11 g | salt |
| 20 g | olive oil |
Copy table as
Directions
Poolish
- 1. Mix 65g water, pinch yeast, 65g bread flour.
- 2. Leave on counter for 24 hrs
Mix
- 3. Combine 350g warm water, 3g instant yeast, 530g bread flour, 12g sugar, ripe poolish, and 11g salt in the bowl of a stand mixer
- 4. Mix on low for 3 min until combined.
- 5. Increase to high and continue to mix for another 6 min.
- 6. Flip into a bowl and allow to rise at room temp.
- 7. Rise for 30 min
Fold 1
- 8. Give dough a strength-building fold.
- 9. Cover again and allow to continue to rise for 30 min.
Fold 2
- 10. Repeat strength-building fold.
- 11. Replace lid, and allow to continue to rise for 1 hour.
Cook
- 12. Prepare 1.5lb/10"x5.5"x3" loaf pan by liberally oiling bottom and sides with 20g olive oil.
- 13. Flip dough onto a floured work surface.
- 14. De-gas with fingertips.
- 15. Shape loaf as shown @8:04.
- 16. Transfer to prepared loaf pan seam side down
- 17. Cover
- 18. Rise at room temp for 1 hour.
- 19. Diagonally score 4-5 times.
- 20. Preheat oven 425F
- 21. Bakefor 40-45 min.
Note: I have this tagged holiday because I use as base for stuffing, rather than buying bread to make that dish.