August 15, 2012 - 1:29pm
Pate Fermentee, can I literally just use part of yesterday's batch?
I see that in BBA, Reinhart there is an actual recipe for Pate Fermentee. When a recipe calls for pate fermentee, can I literally just use part of yesterday's batch of the same bread or is it better to make a separate batch of Pate Fermentee according to its own recipe every time?
Thanks,
J
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is old dough. Generally bakers use it when they have mixed a larger batch of dough than they need. They'll retard (refrigerate) the leftover portion (remember it includes salt) and use it in the next day's mix of same dough - generally up to about 15% of total dough mix.
Larry
Thanks, Just wanted to make sure.