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Poilane's Bread

Poilane's Bread — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• 1.0 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1.0 cup Warm Water
• 1.0 tbsp Powdered Milk
• 1.0 pkg Yeast

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   The procedure is to make a starter three days ahead by mixing one cup of whole wheat flour, one cup of warm water, one tablespoon of powdered milk, and one packet of yeast. This is allowed to sit, covered in a warm place for 24 hours. Then two cups of warm water and three cups of regular or bread flour are mixed in and this is allowed to sit for 24 hours. The final day you add the final flour and salt to make the bread.

2. 2

   I would think this approach could work for a lot of bread making to make it more in the sourdough style. I have found surprisingly different tastes by using different company's whole wheat flour. My favorite is Gold Medal. I have varied this recipe by using honey instead of powdered milk for a friend with severe lactose intolerance. I even, on occasion, added some rye flour at different stages, both for variation and to come closer to the actual bread made by Poilane, who has his own special wheat raised for his bread.