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Cornmeal Porridge and Shallot Loaf

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ifs201

Cornmeal Porridge and Shallot Loaf

I made one HUGE loaf with sauteed shallots and cornmeal porridge (50g of cornmeal and 235g of liquid). Excluding the cornmeal porridge, this loaf was 76% hydration, but with the cornmeal it was an extremely wet dough and a bit tough to handle, but the coil folds and lamination added a lot of strength. The hydration definitely pushed my limits!

Final dough:

  • 280g of porridge (added during the mix)
  • 10g salt
  • 121g 100% starter
  • 285g T85
  • 22g rye
  • 138g KA bread flour
  • 324g water
  • Approximately 100g of shallots (half raw, half sauteed added during lamination) 

 

I had a rough time scoring today, but the bread tastes great and the crumb is extremely moist. I'll definitely be making this one again. I did a 4 hour bulk (4x coil folds and one lamination) followed by 10 hours in the fridge. 

 

Comments

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Benito

Wow that looks wonderful, I love the lacy crumb.

Benny

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Danni3ll3

and sounds amazing! I think this will be one I try soon!

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ifs201

Thanks Danny! I love the soft texture of these porridge loaves.