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Free-standing Bread

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October 15, 2026

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🫙 Rose with Explorer Starter, 11 years, 10 months old

1,645 g

Dough

63 h 30 min

Duration

60%

Hydration

Ingredients

  • Bread flour 1,000 g 100%
  • Water 600 g 60%
  • Starter 25 g 2.5%
  • Salt 20 g 2%

Method

  1. Mix all the ingredients

  2. 12 h Bulk · 22°C · 3× stretch and fold · until up 25%

  3. Shape

  4. 2 h Proof

  5. 48 h Cold proof · until doubled

  6. Preheat · 200°C

  7. 1 h 30 min Bake · 180°C

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Hydration

60%

Starter

2.5%

Bulk Ferment

12h

Proof

48h ❄️

Bulk rise

25%

Proof rise

100%

Preheat

200°C

Bake Temp

180°C

Bake Time

90 min

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