One other Semola Loaf | The Recent Loaf

Taking inspration from some very good wanting Semola/Durum loaves not too long ago posted on the discussion board, I assumed it was time to strive my hand.

I have never baked with semola rimacinata for some time; I feel the final time was primarily based on Maurizio’s wonderful Pane Siciliano recipe.

This time it was to be an homage to pane di Altamura with 100% semola rimacinata together with the levain. I already had a bag of this flour:

so that is what I used. It turned out to be a sensible choice, as it’s the most interesting, strongest and thirstiest semola flour I’ve come throughout.

I adopted the Altamura dop recipe fairly carefully, selecting up a number of ideas from my favorite Italian breadmaking website, La Confraternita della Pizza

I began by changing my stiff starter to a durum one, then refreshed a number of occasions at 60% hydration (1 starter/3 flour/1.8 water) at 25c. The starter appeared to get a bit sluggish so I did a feed with 5% rye, which perked issues up.

Prior to creating the dough, I did the really useful 3 refreshes:

6pm 1/1/0.7 28c

11pm 1/6/4.2 25.5c

8am 1/1/0.7 29c

The dough had a 75min autolyse after which the levain was added at 20%

Initially I used to be going to combine on velocity 1 solely, however as a substitute I adopted Michael Wilson’s recommendation, who mentioned that the durum flour likes plenty of power enter, so I did 12 minutes on velocity 1 and 4 minutes on velocity 2. Apparently, the dough was liable to overheating in a short time throughout mixing; this have to be a characteristic of durum flour as I do not get see it with my common flours.

I had initially deliberate for 70% hydration, however I used to be in a position to bassinage as much as 77% – I might in all probability have gone as much as 80%.

Bulk lasted 4 hours and quantity enhance was 38%

Remaining proof was 1hr 20m. I skipped the priest’s hat and u skuanete shaping – possibly subsequent time…….

I used to be fairly please with the top consequence:

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