Classic old bread
High-gluten flour 625 grams | Polish (wet dough) 250g |
Beer 125g | Yoghurt 40g |
Whole egg liquid 130g | Fresh yeast 22 grams |
Soft white sugar 135-150 grams | Butter 30g |
Salt 8 grams |
Step 1
Polish seed: 125g water + 125g high-gluten flour + 3g fresh yeast, stir well (after fermentation at room temperature for 2-4 hours, place it in the refrigerator overnight for best results)Step 2
Weigh all ingredients such as powders and liquidsStep 3
Place all ingredients (except butter and salt) in a food processorStep 4
Mix at speed 3 to form a dough, then turn to speed 5 and knead for 5 minutes.Step 5
After kneading out a rough film, add butter and salt, mix at level 3 until evenly absorbed, then turn to level 5 and knead for 5-8 minutes.Step 6
Knead out a thin glove filmStep 7
Take it out and put it in the baking panStep 8
Put it into the fermentation box and ferment at 28 degrees and humidity 80 for 25 minutes. One shot doesn't take long.Step 9
Take it out and divide it into 12 pieces, each weighing about 113 grams.Step 10
Put it in a food bag and seal it, then place it in the refrigerator to rest for 15 minutes before styling. (The dough will not shape well if it rises)Step 11
Once relaxed, roll it out into a dough piece 18 cm long and 14 cm wide.Step 12
Long sides rolled upStep 13
You can make half of it first and put it in the refrigerator. The second dough will rise easily. Rub them all together and then take them out one by one to make flowers.Step 14
Roll it into a length of 40-45 cm, braid it into small flowers as shown in the picture, turn it over and pinch it tightly.Step 15
Put everything into a baking pan. If there is no baking mat, brush the baking pan with butter for easy release.Step 16
Spray water mist on the surface and put it into the fermentation box at 28-30 degrees and 80 humidity for fermentation. In summer, the temperature of frozen dough is low, so the fermentation temperature should be lowered appropriately.Step 17
Ferment until 1.5 times in size, take out the egg wash and bake in the oven.Step 18
The second to last level of the oven Air oven: Preheat to 200 degrees and bake at 150 degrees for 25-28 minutes. Open oven: Turn the heat up to 170 degrees, then bake at 190 degrees for 25-28 minutes. Cover with tin foil if the color is satisfactory.Step 19
It’s out! Brush with butter while hot.Step 20
Open it up and see, the drawing effect is very good!Step 21
The bottom is beautifully colored too!Step 22
Soft, delicate and super delicious! Classic old bread cooking tips1. When making bread in summer, use an ice bucket to make dough. All ingredients should be refrigerated in advance and the temperature of the dough should be controlled between 23-26 degrees.
2. Use a darker version of the 28 square pan for better baking effect.
3. Polish bread can be made in one batch without trouble. Divide the dough into 12 portions immediately, let it rest for 10 minutes, and directly roll it into a long braided shape without rolling it out.