February 24, 2019 - 12:48pm
Tinned H5GL with AYW
I decided to bake Hamelman's 5 Grain Levain in a tin and mix in some AYW. This was in an attempt to get more oven spring, and prevent sagging sides. I used 20% AYW of total water, and shaped (somewhat unsuccessfully) for a tin. The result was quite pleasing, but I suspect the tin resulted in a slightly gummy crumb, so next time I will remove the loaf and bake free-form for the final 10 minutes. I also used baking spray on the loaf top to prevent the plastic bag from sticking during retard. This resulted in a very dark top crust, which I will "pass" with my next bake.
Joe