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'Cold proof' and 'Room Temperature proofing'

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Carlo_Panadero

'Cold proof' and 'Room Temperature proofing'

I've noticed that even it was proved at room temperature flavour is still the same as it was with cold fermented dough. Maybe even a bit sour when fermented right before it collapse. Am I just imagining this or did someone here notice that too?

Photo above was done with below details.

 

Recipe: 

80g Whole Wheat

320g Strong Bread Flour

312g Water

80g Starter

8g Salt

 

25°c(77°f)- Desired Dough Temp

 

23°c(73.4°f) - flour(1)

23°c(73.4°f) - starter(2)

20°c(68°f) - room temp(3)

34°c(93°f) - water(4)

1°c(33.8°f) - Friction Factor +/-

 

25 x 4 = 100

100 - 23(Flour) - 23(Starter) - 20(Rm Temp)

= 34°c water temperature

 

77 x 4 = 308

308 - 73.4(Flour) - 73.4(Starter) - 68(Rm Temp)

= 93°f water temperature

 

26c - IDT after mixing, it was higher than predicted

 

Mix everything, I'm getting lazy on mixing so I will keep on using my cute mixer and hope I don't break it.

 

2 Minutes initial mix - speed - low(1- kitchenaid)

3 minutes rest

5 minutes mix - speed - medium(2-4 - kitchenaid)

5 minutes rest

5 minutes mix - speed - medium(2-4 - kitchenaid)

5 minutes rest

5 minutes mix - speed - medium(1-2- kitchenaid)

10 minutes rest

 

Did 1 stretch and fold to release the dough from the mixing bowl and transfer to a lightly oiled glass rectangular dish.

 

Rest for 10 minutes

2 sets of coil folds with 1 hour interval

Rest for 2 hours at room temperature(mine is 20c Deg) IDT before fridge - 24c Deg

then leave it in the fridge(I’ve put mine around 5pm) and take it out before going to bed.

Shape the next morning and proof for 3-4 hours at room temp. It was a cold morning…

 

Baked on a baking steel covered with stainless steel bowl for 20 minutes @250c

Uncovered for 25 minutes @225c

NotBadBread's picture
NotBadBread

Wow, thanks for the detailed process! I really want to try this-- I've been hoping to test out how using a mixer would influence my bread. Having your guide as a starting point will be super helpful (I particularly appreciate the temp and time notes).

That crumb looks phenomenal. Well done!

Carlo_Panadero's picture
Carlo_Panadero

Try using your mixer and it will make your life easier, or maybe I'm just being too lazy.. one more thing I forgot to mention is that when mixing in a mixer I normally stop mixing when is see the dough is not sticking on the sides of the bowl. Thank you!

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Benito

That gorgeous crumb is beautiful Carlo.  I have to admit that I’ve only even used a cold retard for these types of loaves and only used a warm final proof for pan loaves so I have no experience comparing the flavor differences between them.  A factor in how much flavor develops in the fridge must be fridge temperature with colder temperatures slowing down metabolism of the microorganisms more than warmer and thus likely less flavor compounds being produced with very cold temperatures.

Benny 

Carlo_Panadero's picture
Carlo_Panadero

Maybe your right, I want to know more about sourdough bread, the science behind it, do you have any books to suggest?

Benito's picture
Benito

I own few books on bread baking Carlo and the ones I do own have little information on the science in them.  Most of what I have learned I have learned here from other bakers, some on IG and some literature searches reviewing some studies.

NotBadBread's picture
NotBadBread

This is a true deep-dive into the chemistry of bread!

https://www.twobluebooks.com/bread-science/

Carlo_Panadero's picture
Carlo_Panadero

I had purchase the ebook and will start to read soon!

HeiHei29er's picture
HeiHei29er

Beautiful loaf and interesting process.  I could see a huge advantage to shaping cold dough.  I struggled with shaping my most recent loaf, and I could see it being much easier to handle if chilled.  

Ever had a problem with the dough rising unevenly as it’s warming/rising at the same time?

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Carlo_Panadero

Im really trying a lot of process that will suit my daily routine, dough was chilled for about 5 hours while fermenting(Im guessing this is like a pause for the process) and was taken out the fridge for overnight countertop fermentation.

Didn't had any issues on uneven dough rising, di you had any issues like this?

but surely suit my schedule.