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Poolish (Pre-Ferment)

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  • Servings: 23
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 3-4h
  • The following recipe serves 23 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 1/2 Cups (11.25 ounces) Unbleached Bread Flour
  • 1 1/2 Cups (12 ounces) Water, at room temperature
  • 1/4 teaspoon Instant Yeast
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: N mixing bowl stir together the flour, water and yeast until all of the flour is hydrated. The dough should soft and sticky . . . looks like very thick pancake batter. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and ferment at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours or until the sponge becomes bubbly and foamy.

  • Step 2: Immediately refrigerate . . . it will keep up to 3 days.


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