commercial live yeast

[h12rpo]

I'm a huge fan of sourdough since last year and have now got to where i can consistently produce a great tasting and looking loaf.
Thought i would expand my horizons though and try a loaf using the live yeast. I can say that it is a whole lot quicker.......the yeast is very lively and puffs up the dough to double its size in about an hour or less !. I didnt bother with any kneading, just autolysed then knocked the air out and did a couple of stretch and folds.....shaped it on the bench, proved for 1/2 hour and straight into the casserole (dutch oven substitute).
Turned out fantastic... Wonderful crust and crumb. Looked and tasted good too.

15 grams of live yeast
320 grams warm water
10 grams salt
500 grams flour
Glug of olive oil
Dusted before slashing with some rye flour
25 mins at 200 with lid on
Then 25 mins with lid off
Cool.........sip some wine.........cut, slather with Welsh butter, enjoy !

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[rivergirl]

Wow !! Def going to give this a go thanks!

[conic]

That bread looks great,

When you say live yeast do is this the same as fresh yeast which you can get in small blocks from the tesco baker ?

Conic

[h12rpo]

conic, yes thats exactly what I mean and exactly where I got mine :-)

[matt]

Beautiful loaf h12rpo, lovely

[conic]

Well I just made a loaf which I call "the h12rpo" and turned out perfect, I did as instructed on gas mark 6 but had to do it for 20 minutes extra with the lid off but my cooker is ancient.

fresh yeast 100g free from the tesco baker went wild and kept rising. I just mixed it a bit then left it to rise at room temp for an hour then done the stretch & fold for 5 minutes ( with my powder free nitrile gloves on ), left for half an hour in a pre warmed casserole pot with the lid on then in to oven
Next time I will prove overnight in a cool place to develop mopre flavor.
Its a shame I could not find any Welsh butter so anchor had to do with a few chunks of gorgonzola and a bottle of san miguel from the fridge.

10/10 Mr h12rpo,


Conic

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[h12rpo]

Bloody brilliant Conic .....you da man !
Did you use 100grams of the fresh yeast for the
Loaf Heheee 10~15 grams is sufficient and still goes nuts on the rise :-)

[conic]

just used 15g as instructed and it spot on.

Put a slice in the toaster this morning and it was fantastic

Conic