March 7, 2018 - 1:04pm
Two Day Bread
I'm new to baking bread, and am having a blast. I normally only have a 2 or 3 hours at night after a commute home. Is there any process where I can mix, knead, first rise, and put the dough in the pan. Then let the pan sit that night and next day. Finally, fire up the loaf and cook it. I tried keeping the loaf in the fridge, but it took to long to warm up. I'm assuming no, but if anyone has an idea, I'll try it. I haven't had a good loaf yet, but I do have an active sour dough mother and/or yeast. Thanks in advance.
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Jim Lahey's no knead bread. You could mix everything in the morning and bake late that night. Though you need 2 hours after you get home b/f you bake. https://leitesculinaria.com/99521/recipes-jim-laheys-no-knead-bread.html
But it's yeasted.
Look at this recipe. http://www.breadwerx.com/make-sourdough-pan-bread-video/
You could do all the prep work after you come home. Then instead of leaving it on counter to rise, put it in fridge overnight. Take it out in the morning and shape and put it in pan. Back in fridge. Then come home and try. IT seems easy enough. His techinques are wonderful. I personally might leave out the spelt and substitute whole wheat.
I made this bread of his over 2 days. Worked out very well. But i needed to be home for it.
What you should do is let the dough proof for a while, then put it in the fridge. If you time it right, it will have fully risen by the next day. You don't need to warm it to put it in the oven.