Farmer's Market #32 (5 Grain Levain Re-visited)
I decided to go back to the 5 Grain Levain from Week 26 found here http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/37954/farmers-market-26-five-grain-levain [1].
I made two major changes.
First, I increased the hydration by a total of 13% in the dough portion.
Second, I decreased the PF in half from 25% to 12%. I kept it split 7% liquid levain and 5% rye sour.
Another change I made which I suppose was significant but not as much so as the priors is the soak(which could be any combination of seeds/grains). Our local COOP has Rolled Rye and I thought to use it in place of the called for Rye Chops (which I subbed with Bulgar last time). I also subbed toasted sesame for the sunflower seeds this time around. So all in all it's equal parts toasted sesame, toasted steel cut oats, flax, and rolled rye. I gave the loaves about an hour to proof before retarding overnight and an hour to warm up before being baked. I'm very happy with the results and the only change I think I'll make will be upping the hydration just a touch further.
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5 Grain Levain
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Rye Sour (5% Prefermented Flour @ 82% hydration) 12 hours @ 73F
Liquid Levain (7% Prefermented Flour @ 125% hydration) 12 hours @ 73F
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Soaker (Seeds mixture = 30% of total flour) Make Soaker at the same time as the levain/sour
25% each toasted sesame, toasted steel cut oats, flax, and rolled rye
125% boiling water
1% Salt (1% the weight of the soaker grains)
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Flour: (65% CM Bakers Craft, 25% Hard White Wheat, 10% stone milled whole rye)
H20: (75% holding back 50-100g to help add soaker/salt)
Salt: 2%
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Make Levain/Rye Sour and Soaker (12hours)
Autolyse with preferments 1 hour
Add soaker and combine well using some of held back water.
Add salt and mix with remaining water to medium development.
Bulk Ferment 3 1/2 hours with 3 folds at :40, 1:20, and 2:00
Divide and preshape loosely. Rest 15-20 minutes.
Shape into boules/batards in rice floured bowls. Let proof 1 hour at room temp and then retard 12-15 hours.
Bake 480 with steam for `15 minutes, vented for 25-30 more.