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loaflove's picture
loaflove

Help!

Can anyone tell me if my dough is finished bulk fermentation yet?  It's been 11.5 hrs at 20c.  The recipe says 8-10 hrs at 21c.  and i think my starter hadn't quite peaked yet when i used it.  it's  75% hydration dough. Do you see the bubbles on the lower right?  But that's just 2 bubbles.  

Somaek's picture
Somaek

Unfortunately, nobody will be able to tell if your dough is proofed by looking at it. 

  • Did you do stretch and folds and develop gluten until window pane?
  • How much has it risen (20%, 50%, 100%)?
  • What happens when you poke it with a wet finger?

Looks interesting, what did you put in it?

loaflove's picture
loaflove

I did 3 sets of S and Fs. Didn’t do window pane. Maybe rose 50% , can’t tell. Poke test seems to say it’s was ready to bake at final proof.  I baked it.  It’s a chocolate chip sourdough.  It’s a bit messy with the melted chocolate   The crumb isn’t as open as I was expecting with 75% hydration   Was also hoping for more oven spring but I’m just happy that I don’t see gummy spots  but maybe they’re hidden by the chocolate   I won’t be making this again   The chips burn to a black crisp on top of the loaf 

The Almighty Loaf's picture
The Almighty Loaf

Ngl never quite understood "chocolate sourdoughs" lol. Like, I get that it's kinda like a "chocolate and wine" thing but idk, acetic acid-y chocolate doesn't quite sound right.

loaflove's picture
loaflove

IKR.  I made it for the benefit of my son who has a sweet tooth.  I tried it and it actually tastes pretty good.  the bread isn't too sour.