Today's exercise: Fun with Biga. With a side order of English muffins.

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Aim: 

To bake a double batch of moderately high hydration multi grain countryside bread. Using a stiff levian. 

 English Muffin goal:

To perfect the grill cooking phase.

It was necessary to retard the English muffin levian to be continued tomorrow.

 Meanwhile 

This large batch of countryside multi grain is nearing the end of bulk fermentation.

For a dough that is north of 80% hydration, I feel it is hold shape well.

As is coustomery for me the crumb shot will wait until fully cooled. Possibly tomorrow even.

Each one comes in between 30 & 31 oz. Final weight. 

If you scroll up, you will see a photo of the torn up Biga on top of the flours in the mixer. Essentially, I added the biga as shown and then mixed in the baseinage water and salt. The mixer does the rest.

Kindly 

Will F.

The whole wheat flour paired with a small amount of dark rye come together to achieve a nutty flavor with slightly sweet notes. Country bread will definitely be included in my first book. The exact mix of flours and the name itself are still under investigation. 

Pain de campagne, Il pane Pugliese, Countryside bread, Pane Rustico are a few contenders. Smile...