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RichieRich

Good morning and happy Thanksgiving.

I am making a focaccia dough.  It's a new to me recipe. I started this dough yesterday. I mixed it at 5:00 PM. It is supposed to sit overnight and ferment anywhere from 12 to 18 hours @ room temperature. As stated, I mixed the dough at 5:00 PM, sat it on the counter and went to bed later that evening.

My dear wife gets up at 4:30 AM and thinks I forgot to put in the refrigerator like I do with some breads. I get up at 8:00 AM and see what she has done.  So this bread was in the refrigerator 3 and 1/2 hours.  I know it hasn't ruined the dough, but I'm not sure what that does to the fermentation time span.

  • 4½ cups (22½ oz/639 g) bread flour
  • 2½ teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1½ teaspoons instant yeast
  • 2½ cups (20 fl oz/600 ml) warm water
  • ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary

The video I'm following.

https://youtu.be/XWw8fJHKBKA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Davey1's picture
Davey1

Give it 3hrs and take off a rise. Enjoy!

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jo_en

I often have to put a dough in the refrig due to time constraints.

I guess I would  let it rise to its "full of bubbles" stage and continue.

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RichieRich

The bread turned out fairly well. I got very little oven spring. Is that normal for focaccia bread?