Tartine Basic Country Bread

Starter

100% hydration, 15h since last feeding.

Flour Percent
King Arthur bread flour 100

This starter is thinner and a bit more sour (by smell) than previous batches.

Leaven

Ingredient Amount Temp (F)
starter 1 Tbsp
water 200 g 81
King Arthur bread flour 200 g
  • Fermentation started at 2020-07-26 09:21:00 -0700
  • Fermentation duration: 640.0
  • Ambient temperature: 75 F

Dough

Ingredient Amount Temp (F)
leaven 200 g
water 782 g 84
King Arthur whole wheat flour 101 g
King Arthur bread flour 901 g
salt 20 g
  • Autolyze time: 33.0 min
  • Ambient temperature: 75 F

Bulk Fermentation

Start Time Temp (F) Duration (min)
2020-07-26 20:40:00 -0700 75 155.0
2020-07-26 23:15:00 -0700 34 555.0

Turns:

  • 2020-07-26 21:12:00 -0700
  • 2020-07-26 21:42:00 -0700
  • 2020-07-26 20:13:00 -0700
  • 2020-07-26 22:44:00 -0700
  • 2020-07-26 23:15:00 -0700

Proofing

Start Time Temp (F) Duration (min)
2020-07-27 09:03:00 -0700 75 148.0
2020-07-27 11:31:00 -0700 34 310.0

Initial shaping at 8:31, 30 minute bench rest. Each loaf brought out about 10 minutes before baking.

Bake

Baked in preheated dutch oven.

Temp (F) Duration (min) Comment
500 20.0 lid on
450 31.0 lid off

First loaf second stage was 500 degrees (forgot to turn down temperature). Browned a lot more.

"Loaves"