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Bread Staropoleski, day 2 and 3

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My liquid preferment became active and bubbly yesterday. The taste turned from sweet to pleasantly acidic. Early in the morning I made a preferment, which probably will be ready in 12 hours or so

Soft focaccia, two ways

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Dough:

Bread flour, 800g

Mashed potatoes (they had some dill in them) 200g

Water, 520g

Diastatic malt,  10g

Salt, 12 g or to taste 

Olive oil, two splashes

Toppings: 

1. Grape tomatoes, cut in half,  oregano 

2. Mashed potatoes, scooped with a teaspoon, spicy vegan sausage,  herbs (dried chive blossoms and thyme) 

I also used emulsion of water, olive oil and salt on both focaccias