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Chapter: I want more tang in my bread
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year = {2021},
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note = {Accessed: 2022-04-26}
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note = {Accessed: 2022-04-26}
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@article{baking+twice,
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title = {Baking your dough twice to make a sourer bread},
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author = {Hendrik Kleinwächter},
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howpublished = {\url{https://youtu.be/0v1QhtyUic4}},
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year = {2022},
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note = {Accessed: 2022-04-28}
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}
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the smell of the dough. It shouldn't be too pungent.
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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{I want more tang in my bread}
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To achieve more tang in your sourdough bread you have
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to ferment your dough for a longer period of time.
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Over time the bacteria will metabolize most of the
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ethanol created by the yeast in your dough. The bacteria
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mostly produces lactic and acetic acid. Lactic acid
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is chemically more sour than acetic acid but sometimes
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not achieved as sour. In most cases a longer fermentation
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is what you want. You will either need to utilize a loaf
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pan to make your dough or use a flour that can withstand
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a long fermentation period. A flour like this is typically
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called a {\it strong flour}. Stronger flours tend
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to be from wheat varieties that have be grown in more
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sunny conditions. Because of that stronger flours tend
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to be more expensive. For freestanding loaves I recommend
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to use a flour that contains at least 12 percent protein.
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Generally the more protein the longer you can ferment your dough.
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Another option to achieve a more sour flavor could be to
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use a starter that produces more acetic acid. Acetic acid
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bacteria tend to be more common in rye starters (source needed).
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Chemically the acetic acid isn't as sour, but when tasting
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it will seem more sour. Make sure to use a starter that is at
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a hydration of around 100 percent. Acetic acid production
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requires oxygen. A too liquid starter tends to favor lactic
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acid production because the flour is submerged in water, no
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oxygen can reach the fermentation after a while.
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{parbaked-bread.jpg}
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\caption{A half-baked bread, known as "parbaked".}
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\label{fig:parbaked-bread}
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\end{figure}
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Another more easier option could be to bake your sourdough
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twice. I have observed this when shipping bread for my micro
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bakery. The idea was to bake my bread for around 30 minutes
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until it's sterilized, let it cool down and then ship it
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to customers. Once you receive it you just bake it again
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for another 20-30 minutes to achieve the desired crust and
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then you can eat it. Some of the customers reported a very sour
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tasting bread. After investigating a bit more it became
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crystal clear. By baking the bread twice you don't boil
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as much of the acid during the baking process. Water
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evaporates at around 100°C while acetic acid boils at
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118°C and lactic acid at 122°c. After baking for 30 minutes
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at around 230°C some of the water has started to evaporate,
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but not all the acid yet. If you were to continue to bake more
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and more of the acid would start to evaporate. Now if you were
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to stop baking after 30 minutes, you would typically have reached
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a core temperature of around 95°C. Your dough would need
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to be cooled down again to room temperature. The crust would
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still be quite pale. Then A couple of hours later you start
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to bake your dough again. Your crust would become nice and
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dark featuring delicious aroma. The aroma is coming from the
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maillard reaction. However the core of your dough still won't
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exceed the 118°C required to boil the acid. Overall your
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bread will be more sour. The enhanced acidity also helps
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to prevent pathogens from entering your bread. The bread
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will be good for a longer period of time.
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\section{My bread is too sour}
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\section{My bread is too sour}
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\section{Fixing a moldy sourdough starter}
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\section{Fixing a moldy sourdough starter}
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\section{My bread flattens out after shaping}
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\section{My bread flattens out after shaping}
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