May 4, 2023 - 6:19pm
cold rise dough
how long can one refrigerate a pizza dough for the purpose of fermentation and rise before time "runs out"?
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how long can one refrigerate a pizza dough for the purpose of fermentation and rise before time "runs out"?
But, I have had them in the fridge for a week or more and they were still good
But, I have had them in the fridge for a week or more and they were still good
inside the refridgerator. Just above freezing (4°C) (39°F) will store longer or hinder both rise and fermentation than higher temperatures. What temp is the fridge? Does it vary during 24.hours? There must be a chart somewhere....
35°F. Doesn't vary
in my (limited) experience, it also depends on whether you are using sourdough starter or just baker’s yeast. i’ve kept yeasted pizza dough in the fridge for at least a week, but my dough made with sourdough turned soupy after ~2-3 days, iirc. i think it is just a matter of the acids in the sourdough gradually breaking down the gluten in the dough, not of fermentation continuing in the fridge.
hope that helps,
c
all input helps. I will prolly go with a yeast dough again. I have been most successful, that way.