levain
1st try: Leader's Stiff Dough Starter/Levain
What Not to Do
Here's what not to do with Jeffrey Hamelman's lovely Golden Raisin Bread:
- forget to do the 2nd build on the levain
- and not notice you forgot until too late.
Genzano Country Bread: Leader's "Local Breads"
Well, after my last experience with the flat whole wheat struan(s), I decided to take a momentary break from whole grains and build my confidence back up by trying something completely different. I've always had good luck with Leader's breads and so borrowed "Local Breads" from the library. Am I glad I did!
I used some of my existing bubbling chef (Leader's recipe from Bread Alone) to create the biga naturalle used in the Genzano Country Bread recipe. Not only did the fermentation take off beautifully, but the loaf is my best to-date.
Classic White Loaf (Levain)
I just converted this to a sourdough (levain) recipe and it has turned out great. Yeasted version is way quicker but doesn't have the taste. Great taste and texture, really good with PBJ.
Levain without organic flour
Hi there,
I am quite new to this site and live in a smallish town. I am trying the levain in Local Breads. Has anybody tried this without organic flour? and to what end? I am on day 2 with reg. grocery store bread flour. Any input would be appreciated.
Thank you.