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% of sourdough in pizza

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patnx2

% of sourdough in pizza

I've been reading a pizza blog and there was a discussion about doing long ferments using small amounts of sourdough starter. One user mentioned using a 5% mix with an 18 hour room temp ferment. Does this sound right? I wonder what's the difference in results vs cold ferment. Also could this be used to do artisan bread with what different results.Flavor amd crumb? I will be trying some experements.  Any ideas would be nice to hear if it might same me some mistakes.   Patrick

 

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rossnroller

Hi patnx2. I've been home-baking sourdough pizzas for quite a while now. Now and then I try other yeasted recipes, including some that have poolishes and extended fermentations, but to my taste there is no comparison with the flavour you get from a good SD pizza. Then again, I like traditional thin-crust pizzas, so factor that in.

I've got my recipe and directions on my blog, as well as some background you might find interesting. See: Sourdough Pizzas - As Good As Home Oven Pizzas Get

If you've got access to a woodfired oven, so much the better!

Let us know how it goes.

Cheers
Ross

 

 

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patnx2

about 18 hour warm ferment. warm being about 70F. Any ideas about how or if it could be used with bread with what results? Patrick

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rossnroller

That's way too long @ 70F in my experience, patnx2. I retard my pizza dough for as long as 3 days, but that's in the fridge.

As spacey indicates, you'll be battling to get much oven spring if you leave it that long. Even with a thincrust pizza, you don't want it flat and dense and without some nice airy lift in the thicker parts towards the rim.

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patnx2

Thanks spacyand rossnroller. I' ll post any experiments. Patrick