Quick sourdough sandwich bread

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Quick sourdough sandwich bread

I read somewhere that a typical industrial made sandwich bread has a maximum fermentation time of 15 minutes. To make this possible a special enzyme is added to the dough that speeds up the fermentation. I presume they meant the final rise even if the article wasn’t clear about that.
Since I haven’t been able to get that information verified, I’m not sure if it’s true.
I hope it’s not, but I wouldn’t surprise me if it is.
Let me explain why.
I have been baking my sandwich bread for some years now, so I have forgotten how the factory-made one’s taste.

It was time for a test.

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Follow us on Yummly

 

This post will be a short one. I just wanted to announce that I have published my recipes at Yummly for a while now.
For those who don’t know, Yummly is a food sharing site where everyone can organize recipes they find on the net.
It’s similar to Pinterest but more organized, and it only includes food recipes.
You can save recipes from both Yummly and other blogs with one click. Learn more here.
You can also install a Yummly bookmarklet on your toolbar in case you find a recipe online and there is no yum button available.
I have a publishing page and I’m working on getting all my recipes published. You can find the yum button together with the other share buttons.
I hope to see you over there.

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40 Sourdough baking terms explained

 

The first time I heard the word autolyse, I thought it described some experiment taking place in a laboratory. I was new to sourdough baking and therefore had not learned all the sometimes weird baking terms that flourish in sourdough baking communities. You can imagine how confused I was when I read about amylases.
I mean seriously. Are we making bread or what? Amylases sound like some unwanted additive you can find in some food products.

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