Mixture

68%
22%
10%
Liquid Flour Other
Jef

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Since 2019

After moving to Thailand, there was one food item I missed and it was bread. The bread sold here is usually soft milk bread but I was looking for a crispy whole wheat loaf. I started baking yeast breads but because good flour is hard to find here, the loafs I baked were lacking flavour. So I started to experiment with sourdough to create a flavourful loaf of bread. Now I bake twice a week.

Characteristics

The smell is yeasty and sweet but while tasting, the acetic acids are omnipresent.

Taste & flavour

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Recipe

Starting ingredients

  • 22% Wholemeal Wheat Flour
  • 23% Bread flour
  • 45% Water
  • 10% Starter

Feeding ingredients

1
Because Thailand (and my kitchen) are very hot, a starter kept outside would require constant feeding, which is not viable for a home baker. I thus keep discards in the fridge which I then use as the basis for a starter to start bake with. It goes through the same feeding regime as described above, about 3 to 4 times before it’s ready to use in the dough.

Working method

1
My sourdough discards are not thrown away but are stored in a jar in the fridge. I use them to make waffles, pancakes, apple cake, … Before baking sourdough bread, I use this discard to get a starter going. I take a new jar, add about 10% of the discard and then a mixture of whole wheat flour (with bran) and bread flour (in equal parts) 45% and water 45%. Repeat this 3 to 4 times before baking.
22% Wholemeal Wheat Flour 23% Bread flour 45% Water 10% Starter

Result

Whole wheat sourdough

Jef Whole wheat sourdough first overview
Jef Whole wheat sourdough second overview
Jef Whole wheat sourdough first slice

Sourdough hot dog buns

Jef Sourdough hot dog buns first overview
Jef Sourdough hot dog buns second overview

Sourdough crepes

Jef Sourdough crepes first overview

Sourdough burger buns

Jef Sourdough burger buns first overview

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