August 19, 2015 - 6:48am
specks in bread dough
Sorry if this has been discussed. I haven't logged in a quite a while.
It has been my experience that no matter how clean my utensils and table, etc. are. I find that when the dough is risen there are small specks of "something" brownish. Could something be hatching during the rise?
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Get a cheap USB one and have a look..
Wevils are generally visible to the naked eye and would be obvious in the flour when you're making the dough - same for flour/pantry moths and their larvae.
However sure it's not bits of bran? I'm assuming this is a 100% white loaf though...
-Gordon
No. I know weevils. Grew up in the un-airconditioned south. Some are the size of sesame seeds, and some are just little uidentified "bits" I have even suspected lint from the kitchen towel I use to cover. I give away many loaves to husband's business friends, and I get uneasy when I spot something on the surface, however small. Picking them off after they are shaped kind of spoils the look of the perfect top. I know, I know. I am a bit of a perfectionist.
Maybe you can try sifting your flour. That should remove odd bits.
If there is anything wholewheat in your flour mixture, it is likely to be bran which unrolls and swells with water. A picture would be really useful though.
List your ingredients and let's think.
camers blow things up pretty good. Have you tried taking a picture in focus and then looking close with the computer screen?
will do that when it happens again
I mill my own flour and sift out the hard bits t feed to the levain. When it hits the dough the bran really shows itself beautifully.even before it rises Brown specks here are a sign of a healthy, hearty bread that has whole grain flour in it.
Happy baking
little specks, sometimes they are green (that's what I get from drying my sprouts 5 minutes in the sun!)