Add troubleshooting: Dough tears (#8)

This adds a new section into the troubleshooting section looking at
why a dough tears after a too long period of time.
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This allows the moisture to stay inside of bread. When taking a slice
I always toast each slice. This way some of the crispness returns.
If you know of a great way please reach out and I will update
this book with your findings.
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\section{My dough completely tears after a long fermentation}
Sometimes when touching your dough after a long fermentation
it completely tears apart. This could be for 2 reasons. It might
be that the bacteria completely consumed the gluten of your flour.
On the other hand over time your gluten network automatically
degrades. This is the protease enzyme converting the gluten
network into smaller amino acids the seedling can use as
building blocks for its growth. This process starts to happen
the moment you mix flour and water. The longer your dough sits
the more gluten is broken down. As the gluten holds the
wheat dough together your dough will ultimately tear.
\begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics[width=1.0\textwidth]{tearing-dough}
\caption{My dough tearing after 24 hours of no activity}
\label{fig:tearing-dough}
\end{figure}
In the picture~\ref{fig:tearing-dough} I experimented with
using a starter that has not been fed for 30 days at room temperature.
I tried to make a dough directly out of the unfed starter.
Typically after a long period
without feedings your microbes start to sporulate and go
into hibernation mode. This way they can survive for a long
period of time without extra feedings. Adding additional food
will activate them again. In this case the dough did not ferment
fast enough before the protease broke down the gluten. By activating
your microbes they will start to reproduce and increase in quantity
for as long as there is food available. But this process
in my case was not fast enough. After around 24 hours the whole
dough just started to completely tear apart. The whole process was further
accelerated by me using whole wheat flour. Whole wheat
contains more enzymes than white flour.
To fix this try to make sure that your sourdough starter is lively
and active. Simply apply a couple of more feedings in advance before
making your dough. This way your dough becomes ready to shape
before it has completely broken down.

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