100% whole wheat, home milled
Abe posted this [1] a few days ago, and I decided to give it a try. This had to be the easiest and best 100% whole wheat I have ever made!! For anyone who enjoys home milling, watch the video and give it a try. This is the first time I haven't had to do something else (add some AP or bread flour, follow Reinhart's "epoxy" biga/soaker method, or something else) to get a decent rise and crumb. Really happy with the simplicity of this!!
My dough info:
Hard spring white wheat 300 gm
Hard red winter wheat 150 gm
Water 405 gm
Stiff starter (~ 70% hydration) 130 gm
Salt 9 gm
She encourages you to use any wheat, and these are what I had on hand. I suspect any good whole wheat flour works great for anyone doesn't mill their own. (For inquiring minds, I mill on a Mockmill 200.)
Also, this was a tad too much hydration for my wheat, next time I will drop it a little bit, maybe try 85% hydration. I wanted to follow her directions for my first attempt, just to see how it would go. The dough was still kind of slack after bulk with stretch and folds x4. The shape came out looking like it wants to be a manatee, lol. I tried to score it, but shouldn't have bothered.
The crumb is soft with a mild tang, not too much for our tastes. We had some for sandwiches today, and it worked great for that. This one will definitely be going into regular rotation.
Link to the video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_r69WauPk&feature=youtu.be [2]
My results: