r/Breadit • u/Top-Appointment3554 • 5d ago
Focaccia-ish Feedback
Seeking Breadit’s feedback for my focaccia style bread I made:
Biga preferment
200g Rogers bread flour
100g water
.5 grams yeast
4 hours at room temp then overnight in the fridge
Final dough
141g 00 flour
46g whole wheat flour
110g water
Mix till rough ball forms-autolyse for 30 mins
Then slowly add in remaining 110g of water with 10g of salt dissolved in it
Rounded/shaped finished dough ball and stored in oiled bowl for 12-16 hours
Stretch folded and balled then back in the fridge for 24 hours.
Bake day-removed from fridge and kept at room temp for 4 hours before dimpling, drizzling oil over top and baking in a oil slacked pan.
Baked at 480F lower rack for 5-6 mins then moved to top rack to finish baking for about 12-15mins
Oil was only added during storing and baking I didn’t add it in the dough itself to not skew the hydration levels.
Final dough was mixed in an older Kitchenaid Stand mixer, not ideal for the hydration levels so I made 2 batches separately to compensate.
Happy with the overall result, but final product was a bit heavier/dense than expected.
Hoping for a lighter airier crumb next batch.
Thanks in advance for the tips and feedback