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Forkish slightly less hydrated

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Bakingmadtoo

Forkish slightly less hydrated

As you are probably aware, I have been having trouble with my Forkish dough spreading when it bakes. I finally decided to go by feel, rather than the book, and dropped the hydration a little. This is the country brown, I used Khorsan for the wholewheat part and my starter was part rye. But this time it behaved itself far better. I might up the hydration a tiny bit next time, but as the crumb came out pretty much like the book pictures, I have to conclude either the humidity in my house or my flour mean that I do need to reduce hydration in most recipes.

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WoodenSpoon

looks awesome! lets see that crumb!

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Bakingmadtoo

Unfortunately, I couldn't cut it until it was dark and the pictures come out a funny colour in that light! It is sliced and frozen now!

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dabrownman

Well done and happy Forkish baking the less hydrated way :-)

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Bakingmadtoo

Thank you. It is all the advice on here that gives me the confidence to try things.

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Isand66

Very nice bake.

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Bakingmadtoo

Thank you, it is certainly a vast improvement!

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Mark Sealey

I too tried slightly less hydration with such a white loaf at the w/e. It worked out better too.

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Bakingmadtoo

Yes, I think I shall be sticking with slightly lower hydration on very wet doughs, at least until I get more experience!