whats the difference between rye and white starter in a bread

June 7, 2017 - 4:43am

mutantspace

whats the difference between rye and white starter in a bread

just as a matter of interst im wondering what the taste difference would be in a white sourdough made with a levain:

60g white flour

20g rye starter

60g water

or a levain made with

60g white flour

20g white flour starter

60g water

thanks

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dabrownman

Jun 7 2017 - 8:35am

Using a rye starter for a white bread only makes a bland

white bread taste better in my book. More complex and possibly a bit more sour. I would make a 10% pre-fermented flour levain out of all rye with no white flour in the levain for an even better tasting bread.

mutantspace

Jun 7 2017 - 10:09am

I must try it I have a rye

I must try it I have a rye starter in the fridge - its been keeping my white one company but has yet to be used even though I love whole grains in my bread...it has a lovely crab apple taste so I'll try it although I tend to use a 20% levain for my sourdough so I might do a 50/50 or do all rye in the levain having said that a 20% levain only works out at 14% rye flour in a 500g white bread.....

Mini Oven

Jun 8 2017 - 4:47am

A rye starter tastes better

but don't do it for pizza dough. I did that yesterday and had strange reactions to the pizza. I guess everyone was expecting a white white crust. :( You'd of thought the jungle would make 'em eat anything. Nope Na Nada.

More for me.

mutantspace

Jun 8 2017 - 4:56am

Thanks mini oven I'm going to

Thanks mini oven I'm going to use it next week - it really does taste good - I'm not sure if you know what crab apples are (it's what we call them in Ireland) but they're small bitter apples that have a beautiful rich perfume - rye starter is very similar :)

Mini Oven

Jun 8 2017 - 8:04am

very familiar with crab apples

and keep an eye on my own tree and a nice one in the next village back home. I like to pickle them for Christmas trimmings.

pmccool

Jun 8 2017 - 10:23am

Mouth waters instantaneously...

Oh, Mini, my mom used to pickle crab apples but I haven't had any in decades. That sweet and sour spicy apple-y goodness was a big hit at holiday dinners. Memories...

Paul

mutantspace

Jun 8 2017 - 9:46am

Oh now there's an idea never

Oh now there's an idea never thought of pickling them what a great idea

mutantspace

Jun 8 2017 - 11:09am

my dad has a tree in his

my dad has a tree in his garden...i now know what to do....but gooseberries are first up - their short season starts very shortly

Mini Oven

Jun 8 2017 - 4:19pm

Gooseberry pie

Here is a pie with a cookie dough shell, a few red currents sprinkled on top for added colour. The recipe is for a Swiss apple pie that has a sweet vanilla custard to drizzle over and into gaps of the partially baked berries.