April 26, 2020 - 5:44pm
Is it possible to bake sourdough bread at a low temperature?
I am about making my first ever sourdough loaf today. However, my oldy oven cannot even reach to 400F for 30 minutes. What is the effect of baking at a really high temperature? Is it possible to bake sourdough bread at a low temperature and if it is, what changes should I do?
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High temperatures are usually beneficial for hearth breads because the rapid expansion caused by a super hot oven will result in an open crumb and very thin crust. However, enriched doughs will usually get too dark and burn at high temperatures so there baked at more typically 350-400 degree range. So if your oven can’t get high enough for hearth breads, you still have a world of rolls, buns, pan loaves, brioches, challahs, and other enriched breads to bake.