December 3, 2024 - 4:36pm
Yeast to sourdough advice
I have a pretty fail proof yeasted sandwich loaf made with poolish and yeast and want to switch to sourdough. Here’s the formula
POOLISH (made night before)
246g flour
246g water
1g fresh yeast
Main dough
Poolish
574g flour
182 g water
9g fresh yeast
17g salt
53g eggs
38g butter
119g cream cheese
My question is if I make poolish into levain can I just skip the yeast in the main dough and still be able to finish the bake in the same day because of time restrictions and how to determine how much starter to use to build the levain. Any advice appreciated
Thanks
Dom
If the yeasst is removed - things may take longer and may not fit your schedule. The stronger the starter - the less - or no - yeast is used. Enjoy!