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Add flat bread trouble shooting
Debugging flat bread and how to fix it.
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\chapter{Troubleshooting}
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\section{Debugging your crumb structure}
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\input{troubleshooting/crumb-structures/crumb-structures}
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\input{troubleshooting/misc}
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year = {2021},
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note = {Accessed: 2022-03-24}
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}
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@article{rye-defects,
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author = {Marie Oest et al.},
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title = {Rye Bread Defects: Analysis of Composition and
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Further Influence Factors as Determinants
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of Dry-Baking},
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journal = {Applied and environmental microbiology},
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publisher = {Foods},
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url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/12/1900/pdf}
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}
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@article{stiff+starter,
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title = {Stiff sourdough starter},
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author = {Hendrik Kleinwächter},
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howpublished = {\url{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqH3GVfjfBc}},
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year = {2021},
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note = {Accessed: 2022-04-26}
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}
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\section{Debugging your crumb structure}
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The crumb structure of your bread provides insights on how well
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your fermentation process has gone. You can also spot common flaws
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of improper technique. This chapter will provide you with information
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with different doughs to find out a value that works for you.
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\section{My bread stays flat}
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\label{sec:flat-bread-crumb}
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A flat bread is in most cases related to your gluten
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network breaking down fully. This is not bad, this
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means you are eating a fully fermented food. However
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from a taste and consistency perspective it might be
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that your bread tastes too sour, or is not fluffy anymore.
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Please also note that you can only make bread with
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great oven spring when making wheat based doughs. When
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starting with this hobby I always wondered why my rye
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breads would turn out so flat. Rye has gluten yes, but
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small particles called {\it hemicelluloses} (arabinoxylan and beta-glucan) \cite{rye-defects}.
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prevent the dough from developing a gluten network like you can
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do with wheat. Your efforts are in vain, your dough will
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stay flat. Only spelt and wheat based doughs have the capability
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to retain the CO2 created by the fermentation.
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In most cases something is probably off with your
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sourdough starter. This very often happens when the starter
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is still relatively young and hasn't yet matured
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at fermenting flour. Over time your sourdough
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starter is going to become better and better at fermenting
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flour. Keep your sourdough starter at room temperature
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and then apply daily feedings with a 1:5:5 ratio.
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This would be 1 part old starter, 5 parts flour,
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5 parts water. This allows you to achieve a better
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balance of yeast and bacteria in your sourdough.
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Even better could be the use of a stiff sourdough
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starter. The stiff sourdough starter boosts
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the yeast part of your starter. This allows you
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to have less bacterial fermentation, resulting
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in a stronger gluten network towards the end
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of the fermentation \cite{stiff+starter}. Please
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also refer to the section ~\ref{sec:flat-bread-crumb} where
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I explained more about overfermented doughs.
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{stiff-starter-conversion}
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\caption{The process to convert your starter into a stiff starter.}
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\label{fig:stiff-starter-conversion}
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\end{figure}
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Furthermore a stronger flour containing more gluten
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will help you to push the fermentation further. This
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is because your flour contains more gluten and will
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take longer to be broken down by your bacteria. Ultimately
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if fermented for too long your dough is also going
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to be broken down and will become sticky and flat.
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To debug whether the excess bacterial fermentation is the issue,
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simply taste your dough. Does it taste very sour? If yes,
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that's a good indicator. When working the dough, does it
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suddenly become very sticky after a few hours? That's a
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another good indicator. Please also use your nose to note
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the smell of the dough. It shouldn't be too pungent.
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\section{I want more tang in my bread}
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\section{My bread is too sour}
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\section{Fixing a moldy sourdough starter}
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