April 3, 2019 - 6:32am
Does rye meal count in hydration?
just wondering if coarse rye meal counts as flour when working out hydration in recipe.
thanks
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just wondering if coarse rye meal counts as flour when working out hydration in recipe.
thanks
Rough example to make a point: Cornmeal stuck to the outside of a loaf should probably not count, because it probably doesn't soak up much water anyway.
But rye meal inside your loaf probably is going to soak up water. Does it soak up exactly as much as flour would? I don't know. Should it count in hydration calculations though? I think it should. But if you're convinced for some reason that it won't be soaking up any water, then you shouldn't count it.
Yes, rye meal does count. For example, I regularly make a rustic loaf that has 80% bread flour, 10% whole-wheat flour and 10% rye meal. Note that the total of the flour is 100%.
The overall formula for a 750 g dough is:
thanks for that....also trying to figure out if i want to replace rye meal with cooked rye berries should i reduce hydration. I assume the answer is yes
Yes. I would a little. You can always adjust the hydration during the mix. Also, you can weigh them before and after and adjust for the difference.
Thanks for that. I’ll see where it takes me