Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish
Basic Breads
Saturday White Bread
- 1000g bread flour
- 720g water 90-95F
- 21g salt
- 4g yeast
- Autolyze
- Salt + yeast
- x2 folds after mixing in less first 1.5 hours
- Raise 5 hours (or triple volume)
- Divide, shape
- Proof 1.25-1.5 hours
- 475F oven with dutch oven (take at least 45 min). Fridge 2nd loaf when oven goes on
- 30 min w/lid on, 15-20 min lid off. Cool 2 hours
Saturday 75% Whole Wheat Bread
- 750g bread flour
- 250g whole wheat
- 22g salt
- 3g yeast
- Autolyze
- Salt + yeast
- x3 folds after mixing in less first 1.5 hours
- Raise 5 hours (or triple volume)
- Divide, shape
- Proof 1.25-1.5 hours
- 475F oven with dutch oven (take at least 45 min). Fridge 2nd loaf when oven goes on
- 30 min w/lid on, 15-20 min lid off. Cool 2 hours
Overnight White Bread
- 1000g bread flour
- 780g water 90-95F
- 22g salt
- 0.8g yeast
- Autolyze
- Salt + yeast
- x3 folds after mixing in less first 1.5 hours
- Raise 12-14 hours (or 2.5 to 3 times volume)
- Divide, shape
- Proof 1.25-1.5 hours
- 475F oven with dutch oven (take at least 45 min). Fridge 2nd loaf when oven goes on
- 30 min w/lid on, 15-20 min lid off. Cool 2 hours
Overnight 40% Whole Wheat
- 600g bread flour
- 400g water 90-95F
- 22g salt
- 3g yeast
- Autolyze
- Salt + yeast
- x3 folds after mixing in less first 1.5 hours
- Raise 5 hours (or 2.5 to 3 times volume)
- Divide, shape
- Proof in fridge 12-14 hours
- 475F oven with dutch oven (take at least 45 min).
- 30 min w/lid on, 15-20 min lid off. Cool 2 hours