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Biga

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HappyInFL

Biga

I'm having great success with the Peter Rinehart's biga Italian bread recipe from his BBA. There is a biga in our refrigerator ready for use tomorrow. Could I take a small (150g-200g) chunk of it and toss it into another bread recipe to give it the biga benefit? The biga has a 67% hydration rate and my other bread recipe has a 64% hydration rate. I was going to adjust the water and add another gram or two of salt. Any thoughts out there???

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trailrunner

https://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/70532/biga-any-recipe

good luck . As long as you increase the salt at the same ratio for the extra flour and the water as well you should be good to go with enhanced flavor

 

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phaz

I'm sure you will be fine. Use it regularly is all I do for maintanance. Enjoy!