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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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{./troubleshooting/crumb-structures/}
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@@ -417,4 +417,44 @@ I typically tend to store my breads in a plastic bag inside of my fridge.
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This allows the moisture to stay inside of bread. When taking a slice
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I always toast each slice. This way some of the crispness returns.
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If you know of a great way please reach out and I will update
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this book with your findings.
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this book with your findings.
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\section{My dough completely tears after a long fermentation}
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Sometimes when touching your dough after a long fermentation
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it completely tears apart. This could be for 2 reasons. It might
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be that the bacteria completely consumed the gluten of your flour.
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On the other hand over time your gluten network automatically
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degrades. This is the protease enzyme converting the gluten
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network into smaller amino acids the seedling can use as
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building blocks for its growth. This process starts to happen
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the moment you mix flour and water. The longer your dough sits
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the more gluten is broken down. As the gluten holds the
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wheat dough together your dough will ultimately tear.
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=1.0\textwidth]{tearing-dough}
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\caption{My dough tearing after 24 hours of no activity}
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\label{fig:tearing-dough}
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\end{figure}
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In the picture~\ref{fig:tearing-dough} I experimented with
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using a starter that has not been fed for 30 days at room temperature.
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I tried to make a dough directly out of the unfed starter.
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Typically after a long period
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without feedings your microbes start to sporulate and go
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into hibernation mode. This way they can survive for a long
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period of time without extra feedings. Adding additional food
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will activate them again. In this case the dough did not ferment
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fast enough before the protease broke down the gluten. By activating
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your microbes they will start to reproduce and increase in quantity
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for as long as there is food available. But this process
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in my case was not fast enough. After around 24 hours the whole
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dough just started to completely tear apart. The whole process was further
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accelerated by me using whole wheat flour. Whole wheat
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contains more enzymes than white flour.
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To fix this try to make sure that your sourdough starter is lively
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and active. Simply apply a couple of more feedings in advance before
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making your dough. This way your dough becomes ready to shape
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before it has completely broken down.
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