Age
4Years
Color
Country of origin United States
Taste
& Flavour
Mixture
33%
61%
5%
Liquid
Flour
Other
Scooby
Since 2020
Because of the Shelter in Place it became increasingly difficult to find bread. Then it became difficult to buy yeast to make bread. Made Scooby out of necessity. Then the necessity became a hobby and now I can’t stop.
Characteristics
Strong vinegar scent with a background of blu cheese
Taste & flavour
Recipe
Starting ingredients
- .5Cup Starter
- .25Cup Water
- .25Cup Flour
- 6Cup Flour
- 3Cup Water
- 1.5tbsp Salt
- _none Mix starter and dough
- _none Stretch and folds
- _none Bulk ferment
- _none Divide and pre-shape
- _none Final shape
- _none Bake
Feeding ingredients
- _none Equal parts water and flour
1
Equal parts water and flour. Very simple. Discard every other day. My discards name is Shaggy.
_none Equal parts water and flour
Working method
1
Activate the levain. 1/2 cup of starter, 1/4 cup of flour, 1/4 of flour. Let it rise to 2 cups.
.5Cup Starter
.25Cup Water
.25Cup Flour
2
Autolyse. 6 cups of flour, 3 cups of water, 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt. Mix together well, and let rest for an hour.
6Cup Flour
3Cup Water
1.5tbsp Salt
3
Add bubbly active levain into the autolysed dough. Let rest for 30 minutes
_none Mix starter and dough
4
Stretch and fold the dough 4-5 times every 20 minutes. Until the dough passes a window pane test. 4 stretches at minimum
_none Stretch and folds
5
Bulk Ferment the dough for 2-3 hours.
_none Bulk ferment
6
Dump out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal portions. Preshape the dough into tight balls. And let rest for 45min to an hour.
_none Divide and pre-shape
7
Flip dough and final shape the dough into tight balls. Place dough into well floured baskets or bowls lined with a cloth. Place in fridge over night.
_none Final shape
8
Preheat a Dutch oven in the oven at 500 degrees. Turn out dough, score dough, and place in Dutch oven for 20 minutes and 500 for 20 minutes. Take lid off and place back in oven at 500 for 10 minutes. Finally reduce heat to 350 for another 10 minutes or until you have the color you desire.
_none Bake
Result
Pretzels
Sourdough Pretzels
