March 22, 2011 - 9:45am
over proofed my Tartine levain
Hi-
I have baked the Tartine Country recipe twice now with good results. My levain usually takes 18-24 hours to float. I planned for the same time but instead it was ready at 12 am & I didn't want to start it then. I waited until 7 this morning &then it didn't float. I got the book at the library & since I made it twice without problems I neglected to write down what to to if this happens. I added yeast to the water & am trying to see what will turn out. If anyone has the correct fix I'd appreciate it.
Thanks!
Margie
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I don't know what the fix is but last week I made my levain early in the day instead of the evening and it was floating by the end of the day. However I wasn't ready to bake so I put it in the fridge until the next morning when I took it out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature. It floated as expected and I baked two beautiful loaves of country loaf that day. All that to say, based on my experiment I think you could have put the levain in the fridge once it was floating and used it a bit later.
That does help me because next time I can get it to float stage & pop it in the fridge until morning. I was really tired & wasn't thinking clearly last night. Thank you!
Margie