In this crusty white bread recipe I tried to make the process simple and my intention is to help you make the best bread with the least effort as possible.
The method does not need more work from our side but it needs more “time” to do their own work.So the main ingredient that we need for making this crusty white bread or this basic artisan bread is “Time“.
If you are busy and you want to make rustic bread from straight dough in more easy way, we have excellent recipes that makes great bread too.
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You can check this Rustic Artisan Bread made from straight dough.In the step by step video, I have shown how to make no knead bread in a Dutch oven and how to make crusty bread even without a dutch oven.
One of the most favorite bread recipes in our blog is the Easy No knead Artisan Ciabatta Bread, which is also made from straight dough.Though the ciabatta bread recipe did not use any preferment like biga or poolish, you can achieve great open crumb texture due to the brilliant shaping that we use while making the bread.
We also have No knead cranberry walnut bread recipe which has a crunchy crust and delicious soft crumb inside; which also uses easy straight dough method.
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It is made with fewest ingredients ;Flour ,water, salt and a leavening agent a starter, either a wild yeast starter, such as sourdough, or a “biga” or “poolish”
A starter is usually a simple mixture of wheat flour, water, and a leavening agent (typically yeast or some sourdough culture). After mixing, it is allowed to ferment before it’s added to the final dough.
It also requires some advanced planning as you have to plan ahead of time in order for it to be ready when you need it.
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I like to prepare it towards the evening(around 5 PM) so that we can start making the real bread dough in the morning (around 9 AM).
Even when I used “24 hour” biga, I could not notice a sour taste or acidity in the baked bread.(The weather is hot here where I live and the inside temperature is set to 28 C)
Yes you can different types of flour(But the water absorbing power of different flours may differ ;I have noticed difference in behavior even when we use same type of flour but different brands)
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What I noticed is that all purpose flour absorbed more water and I found the measurements just perfect when working with all purpose flour.
So what I inferred is that bread flour will get ripened fast and so if you are using bread flour instead of all purpose flour, either
I find the best time to use biga is when the starter is dome shaped or when the rise is at its peak; and just before the dough starts to collapse or before bubbles start to form.I found it around 12-15 hours is the best time to use the starter.
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I have only worked with two different types of flour (All purpose flour from QFM and Enriched, Unbleached unbromated Bread flour from Gold Medal ) while testing this rustic bread recipe .I think flour from different brands may perform slightly differently which is not a big issue in this Rustic bread recipe made with biga.
If you want to use a stand mixer you can use it at this point, which will make the process much easier.
For that we will do 1 round of “stretch and fold” in 45 minutes and then another “layering of dough sheet” in another 45 minutes
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Bread dough needs to be elastic, and it’s a good idea to test the dough for gluten strength before you go ahead with the bread baking process.
To do this, take a small piece of the dough and stretch it until it breaks. If the strand is about an inch long and can stretch without breaking, then your bread dough has sufficient gluten strength.
Place the shaped dough on to a bannetton or onto a rectangular cake pan or a round bowl, lined with a well dusted(best to use gluten free flour like rice flour so that it will not stick to the dough) kitchen towel.
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Let the shaped bread dough sit and rise for 50 minutes in a warm environment and 50-60 minutes in a cold environment.
By scoring a bread, we are intentionallycreating a weak spot on the surface of the loaf preventing the loaf from bursting at any other weak spots created during shaping.
Transfer the dough on to a well preheated dutch oven(250C)(I recommend an oven thermometer to make sure your oven is hot enough) and close the pot with an oven safe lid.
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And then bake foranother 8-12 minutes without the lid (450 F or 230C), until the top of the bread is nice and deep golden brown.
This extra baking will give that outer crust of the bread to get a more crisp and caramelized golden brown color and a nutty flavor.
When baking these last few minutes, heat is directly acting only on the surface of the bread.So reducing the temperature by 20 C will help, not to overburn the crust and at the same time will make it more crunchy.
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You will be rewarded with a Bread, with a thin, crunchy brown crust and airy, soft and tender crumb inside. The bread is slightly chewy, so flavorful and perfect open crumb texture.
As we use 80 % preferment or biga in this rustic bread recipe, and as it is slowly fermented, the bread has got amazing flavor.We can have it even with some plain butter or Olive oil.
During the initial stages of baking, steam is released from the dough itself into the sealed container, which keeps thedough moist; this allows the bread to develop a crispy, shiny crust and attain maximal volume.
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Bincy, thanks for this recipe. I've made it twice and the breads are delicious. However they are not holding their shape when I release from the banneton. The dough is very wet and runs; hence the loaves get mishapen. I have weighed the ingredients with my kitchen scale, so I am confident that I followed the recipe correctly.A couple of weeks ago, my family and I went up to the north of Sweden on vacation. We had a wonderful week filled with fresh air, wonderful weather, and skiing.
A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post about baking with poolish. My intention has always been to follow up with a post about baking with Biga.
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Now, baking with Biga means baking with commercial yeast, and I know that most people who visit this blog are looking for sourdough recipes.
At the beginning of the 19th century, many Italien bakers moved away from the use of sourdough. At that time, the baker’s yeast was introduced, and that meant quicker and more efficient production.
Due to the stiff consistency and small amount of yeast, the fermentation can be slowed down significantly, giving the bread a complex aroma.
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But how much is 0.5 gram of dry instant yeast? Most kitchen scales start measuring at 1 gram, so it can be a challenge to find out.
One way is to measure up 1 gram, divide it into two equal parts, and then remove one of them. I admit that this method is a bit rough, but you will come pretty close to the target.
I dissolved the yeast in the water, added the flour and mixed to a homogenous dough. There is no kneading required. I just made sure that all flour was hydrated.
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I started by dissolving the yeast in the remaining water with a temperature of 86ºF/30ºC. Then I added flour, salt, and water to the Biga
Bulk fermentation stretched over two hours, and I performed two sets of stretch and folds during the first hour. The temperature was 73ºF/23ºC.
Normally, I pre-shape the dough before the final shaping, but not this time. The dough felt quite strong, and I wanted to keep some extensibility. So I quickly shaped the dough into a boule and placed it in a lined and floured banneton.
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Again, pay attention to the dough, because this can go fast. After 40 minutes at a temperature of 72ºF/22ºC, I made a poke test and realized that the dough almost felt a bit over-proofed.
For the bread on the pictures, I used a combo cooker, but a dutch oven or clay cooker works just as fine. You can also use a baking stone or even a baking sheet. Just make sure to add some steam. The easiest way is to heat up an extra baking sheet in the oven and pour some water on it when it’s time to bake.
Make sure to score the loaf before baking. I know this can be a bit daunting, especially if you are a beginner, but it will help the bread to rise properly.
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The total baking time for this bread was 45 minutes. I removed the upper
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