The bottom inch around the loaf is spectacular, deep rich browns and yellows, caremelized and almost glistening and a bit shiny...but the top comes out dull. Ciabatta, foccacia and baguettes still look more the part using flour.... I am still trying to find out how many times and at what times to mist the bread for the best results (a nice shiny, crispy, golden brown crust), but I currently spray it five times during the first fifteen minutes of baking. Pane incamiciato inspired by HungryShots’ recent... Cranberry Wild Rice Sourdough with a touch of Tarragon, Red Fife x 4 = Awesomeness!!! If you want more info on caramelization or the Maillard reaction, refer to this article. It's mildly sour and goes with just about everything. Try using less dusting flour or what I've been doing lately is dusting with fine semolina flour or a mix of white flour and semolina. I just forgot to write it in the original post. Just posting an update.. I changed two variables this time. If it doesn't spring back the proof has gone too far. What do you mean by using semolina for final shape? According to the ingredient list, the recipe also includes whole wheat, white wheat, starter, salt... read more, Wow that's great! Second bake with the digi-cam, jpeg'd for posting. 3/4 Cup of Sugar 3 Tablespoons of Potato Flakes 1 Cup of warm water If... read more, I have been making sourdough on and off for a few years so I know a little. Ive tried with and without steam. Huge gas ring at the bottom under the 'floor' peice. Lining the bread proofing basket with edible flowers and herbs before the shaped dough is place in creates a beautiful lacy floral pattern. [size=150]Gawsh!!! Think thats what youre asking...? [img]http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6903/photo0010et6.jpg[/img] for comparison, these were loaves I baked this week alternatively - to see what difference steam and radiant heat make - try baking in a pot Overproofed bread will also have a pale crust because the yeast has used all the sugars and therefore there are none left to caramelise the crust. You will want to check out our Complete homemade Food junkie sourdough recipes Section for our sourdough bread recipes and other discard sourdough recipes too.. However, if you prefer a chewy crust, just bake it freeform on the baking stone at a higher temperature and reduce the bake time. I made these tonight. This homemade pizza crust uses sourdough starter as a substitute for some of the flour and water. It happens to the best of us. Over-proofed Sourdough Bread. 12-13 ish oz water. Bread flour is important to get the a crusty, chewy texture. 4-24 hours . Like the others have said, I think you need to get steam into your oven somehow to get a different crust. I've never gone as high as 50%. 15oz King Arthur Bread Flour. Signs of over-proofing are: A huge puffy ball of dough after the end of the rising time. And it doesn’t taste exactly like the Cowboy Sourdough Bread of yesteryear. Browning comes from caramelization of sugar in the bread. Pressed flower crust. Content posted by community members is their own. They are my second try at sourdough. This Classic Sourdough Bread for all Seasons and Flours can be made with different types of flours, and baked as a soft crust sourdough sandwich loaf in a loaf pan, or freeform, to please picky kids or adults. Pale crust after baked. Is my sourdough bread over or under steamed? I am using semolina flour, as opposed to plain white, to dust bench surface and dough during final shaping. How to make your own sourdough starter Read my practical step-by-step guide on how to make your own sourdough starter and then follow the guidelines on how to feed, maintain, store and use your starter. Pale Crust on Sourdough. In these few extra minutes your crust will have more time to dry out and more moisture will be baked out of the loaf. - (shiny) pale crust, - sour and undeveloped taste, - no oven spring, a.k.a underproofed sourdough bread a.k.a brick. You didn't mention whether you have a gas or electric oven. Both the ingredients and the temperature are wrong for a dark crust. Everything you need to know about how to make and bake your own sourdough bread. I don't know what sort of oven that you are using, but if it is fan-forced, then you could try turning the fan off, or using a trick that I used to use with my fan oven (when I had one) First mix in the shortening, then toss in the slices of cold butter. All original site content copyright 2021 The Fresh Loaf unless stated otherwise. Started in oven at 550 after a few spritzes a water from a pump sprayer dropped temp to 460. Dog-eared pages, post-it notes, bookmarks, torn pages and highlighted passages peppered the book that first kindled that baking spark. However, paleness due to depleted sugars from overproving, will not 'improve' in colour even if there was no flour to mask it. Using plain flour definately pales the crust of my bartards (although [i]is[/i] essential when making ciabatta). Baked for 30 - 35 min. preheat oven to max you can, my oven goes to 250C And for sourdough, that strength is going to come from your starter. I have substituted sourdough starter for part of the flour and all of the liquid. [/size] I'd love to have breads like that! read more. If your managed to determine the perfect timing for the bread to be baked, but your crust is still pale, check out other factors as well (added salt, oven temperature, steam, etc. Ive tried with and without steam. the one on the left was baked in the pot. 10 oz firm starter. I brushed the loaves with water right before they went in, I also added three long sprays of water from a 1 gallon pump sprayer At 30 second intervals. Luckily, the the trick to baking a professional-style crust is a simple one—just bake your loaf with steam using one of these three methods to achieve the perfect, crispy crust. So, after a few mths baking ive managed to produce some great bread. Both will cause a poor oven spring. The sparse-ness of the semolina seems to let more of that browns of the fermented dough come thru. Next time i'll just add my 4 oz starter with out the extra step. I have “cured” this problem by misting the bread a few times while it’s baking. Much better finish and overall look for the batards and boules. The best way to do this is to lower the temperature of your oven slightly and bake a few more minutes to achieve the same color you would have at the higher temperature. More noticeable sour taste, possibly unpleasant. Lots of good light around and a fantastic subject matter to boot.. ;] mixed by hand, Kneaded for 12ish min, bulk ferment for 4 hours, bench proofed for 2 hours. I shoot for a final proof that springs back slowly and not quite all the way to a gentle poke of about 1/2 to one inch depth. I have a gas oven and described what worked for me here:  http://www.thefreshloaf.com/blog/lindyd. The yeasty, bready smell is totally tempting. The loaves look over proofed —like all of the carbs were converted before they were baked— but at the same time like the rise was less than ideal. You may find that your bread will get better as you go along purely because your starter is also maturing and developing more yeasts. They tasted really good though. I have only been baking sour dough for about half a year, so don’t put to much stock in my words. This loaf evolved from a cheese and chive loaf with chive blossoms to several variation’s with edible flowers.. Jump to Recipe. But it is now my absolute go-to bread to satisfy those cravings for a sourdough crusty bread. Pour 50ml of tepid water into a large mixing bowl. Not only does salt provide flavor, it has an effect on the color of the crust since it slows down the rate of sugar consumption by the yeast. So, after a few mths baking ive managed to produce some great bread. Try eliminating the brushing with water after they go into the oven - otherwise your loaves look right and proper. The best you can do is to work with washes, milk should brown well, yolk is also OK but not as usual on sourdough. 14% of the recipe. mixed by hand, Kneaded for 12ish min, bulk ferment for 4 hours, bench proofed for 2 hours. When sourdough bread is given too long of a rise time it will result in bread that is over-proofed. As a result, your crust will stay crispier, longer. Also asked, how long does sourdough bread need to proof? this only works when i bake on pizza stone btw, without the stone i burn bottom too much The top always seems to be greyed, kinda flour-y. Place the dough, seam side facing up, into the dish. Bake on a pizza pan or stone at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) until browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Under fermentation causes a pale crust because it doesn’t enable caramelisation of the sugars in the dough. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/259149/sourdough-pizza-crust-dough If you see anything inappropriate on the site or have any questions, contact me at floydm at thefreshloaf dot com. (In fact, I was thinking of renaming it Three-Compound-Adjective Sourdough.) If you have made a starter from scratch, it should be at least 2 months old for it to be strong enough to rise bread properly. As a bonus, the semolina bakes toasty and nutty. To use the crusts, top frozen crust with pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings. I saw... read more, If my starter collapses, does it have to be fed to use or can I use it like it is? So i fed 4oz of my starter to make the 10 oz stater in the recipe. I flattened the dough out into a big rectangle, sprinkled 75g sliced kalimata olives and 75g walnuts and rolled it up - old school style. [img]http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/4947/photo0008dc6.jpg[/img] Been lurking for some time now...gained many recipes and methods along the way! For the browning, you cannot expect much from a sourdough in a home oven. Even tried spraying directly onto loaves after slashing. with the exception of keeping my starter as a firm dough (60% hydration) I followed the instructions in Bread Bakers Aprentice. 48 hour sourdough, £3.25 It has a crunchy crust and the dough is evenly uneven. of healthy, active starter, less than half as much starter as listed here, for about the same amount of dough. Even tried spraying directly onto loaves after slashing. My notebook had a schedule scribbled down, surprisingly mostly the same schedule and outline I foll… They are my second try at sourdough. Quinoa flour approx. One of the best qualities about fresh bread (such as sourdough) is a thick, crispy crust—which is easy to create in a commercial oven, but can be tricky for home cooks to replicate. You also could have a pale crust because you’ve overproofed your bread. No salt and the yeast will quickly consume the sugar, resulting in a pale and dull crust. Did the shaped loaves double in volume during final rise? There are many methods of steaming an oven and since ovens are as individual as their owners, it may take some experimentation on your part to achieve a method that meets your needs. that happens to me sometimes as well. And, the nuts/seeds, were they pressed into the slashes or were they folded into the dough at some stage? Plus, it seems to be much less messy-er using semolina for my workspace : easy cleanup. i find that best colour you get in high temperatures at the start of your bake, if you have pale crust half way while baking there is very little you get out of pushing temperature up I keep my starter (only about two weeks old) in a solid dough already. My suspicion is that if you could get more steam in your cafe oven you would get a better effect. You want to use between 1.8 and 2 percent salt based on the weight of the flour. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Pale crust can often occur in overfermented doughs, as the yeast eats up all the sugars and no browning of the crust happens. Bread doesn’t rise when baked. My sourdough pie crust recipe is based on a traditional all-butter pastry or pâte brisée. In sourdough products, this is when the little folks digest the flour over a long time to make it easier to digest. You wait many hours for your dough to proof so that you can bake it, and then, somehow, you forget about the dough (it’s easy to do, especially when you’re juggling meal prep during the holidays), and it overproofs. once you get colour you want lower temperature, i find best colour and taste when i bake this way also bread seem to last longer this way, where it still taste great couple days after the bake and it is almost imposible to burn your bread as long as you have stone at the bottom and not too close to the top of your oven (if it is electric with heating element at the top). [img]http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9500/dscn1421db0.jpg[/img]. The oven is a Blue Seal commercial one. I haven't found crust color either better or worse with steam (or without) but it's crucial to getting good oven spring on naturally leavened loaves. The night before you want to bake, make the levain starter. THey both have reasonable colour, and in fact the one baked outside the pot is darker, but this reflects more their position in the oven (my current oven is cold at the bottom and hot at the top). Combine 1 cup quinoa flour with 1 cup liquid. Will try the suggestions...shaping/dusting with semolina and using the pot method. I ran into the same problem a while back, however most of my loaves were much closer to being white then your pale brown (probably because I only have used white bread flower). 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