Enjoy my finalized rendition of Ken Forkish's Pain de Campagne.
Significant changes
1. Formula hydration was lowered a significant 7 percentage points.
2. Flour composition was changed to include slightly more, and different whole grains
3. The yield was increased to achieve four rustic hearth loaves at 480g ea.
4. One aggressive on the bench letter fold replaced the last stretch/fold.
Pain de Campagne (Country Bread)
Finalized formula
Inspired by: Forkish, EIB
Total Formula
Flour - 1100g - 100% (includes prefermented Flour)
Water - 800g - 73% (Includes water from levian)
Levian - 440g - 40% * At 100% Hydration
Sea Salt - 22g - 2%
Final Dough
Artisan Bread flour - 630g - 57%
Einkorn Whole wheat - 120g - 11%
Tibetan Purple Barley - 65g - 5.9%
Gazelle Whole Rye - 65g - 5.9%
Filtered Water 580g
Levian AP Flour - 440g (Mother 60g, 30g Rye/30g, AP)
Sea Salt 22g
Yield
Total Dough 1922g
Four at 480g
Procedure
Phase 1 Levian
Three stage build
Phase 2 Fermentolyse
Flour
Water
Levian
Twenty minutes at room temperature (73°F)
Phase 3 Mix
Salt
The salt was poured evenly on top of the fermentolyse mixture during Phase 2
Fold and pinch the salt into the dough until a very shaggy cohesive dough is achieved.
Phase 4 hands on gluten development/fermentation.
After resting the dough for thirty minutes the first of 2 sets of in the bowl stretch/folds is preformed.
At sixty minutes the second set stretch/fold in the bowl. At ninety minutes an aggressive on the wet bench letter fold is performed.
Phase 5 Undisturbed fermentation
Room temperature in bulk fermentation to a volume increase of 100% (At 73°F this took four hours)
Phase 6 divide, preshaping.
After the division, the four equal weight dough balls are lightly shaped into balls. Minimal to no extra bench flour should be used.
Phase 7 shape
Using just enough bench flour as needed to not damage the dough, shape two Boules & two Batards.
Phase 8 cold proofing
The well shaped bannaton incased flegling rustic breads at cold proofed overnight ten to twelve hours. My proofer is at 36°F
Phase 9
The bake
45 Minutes before bake off, pre heat to 550F. Immediately before baking slash, load, and add steam. Lower oven temperature to 475°F bake 15 minutes. Rotate racks high to low and front to back. Bake an additional 15: minutes or until the rich shade of brown is achieved. Rest on a rack for two hours before slicing.