Hello all,

I have been making sourdough a little and for me the dough never rises at
room tempurature, but when i put it in the oven it puffs right up but it
doesn't have those little holes in the bread that shows that the gluten made
air pockets.

My procedure is i make a sponge with my whole wheat flour and then add
enough flour (white pastry flour is all i got) to make the dough kneadable.
i also add a little oil and salt.

What do ya'll think???

thanks,
Michael

On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 08:10:34 -0600, "Michael"
> wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I have been making sourdough a little and for me the dough never rises at
>room tempurature, but when i put it in the oven it puffs right up but it
>doesn't have those little holes in the bread that shows that the gluten made
>air pockets.
>
>My procedure is i make a sponge with my whole wheat flour and then add
>enough flour (white pastry flour is all i got) to make the dough kneadable.
>i also add a little oil and salt.
>
>What do ya'll think???
>
>thanks,
>Michael
>

Hi Michael,

I think that if it "puffs right up" in the oven, it will
rise at room temperature if you wait long enough.

All the best,

--
Kenneth

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Kenneth wrote:
">
> I think that if it "puffs right up" in the oven, it will
> rise at room temperature if you wait long enough."
>

Does this include dough raised in a basket? Seems no matter what I do to the
top, plastic wrap, olive oil, margarine, (now I have nice hair covering
pouches from my wife's hairdressing profession, they are clear and have
elastic openings that fit to size over the tops of my baskets, and they keep
shape and stay well above the tops) the dough gets a pretty good skin.
Makes for a great crust, but I have left the dough in a muslin lined basket
as long as 9 hours without much of a rise, then after flipping and scoring,
raise nicely in the oven. It would be nice to see it actually come close to
doubling before I bake, to get as much flavor as possible, but I am always
worried about overproofing.

Hutchndi