{"id":25507,"date":"2024-05-04T12:10:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T11:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/?p=25507"},"modified":"2024-05-04T12:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T11:10:29","slug":"lazy-recipes-how-to-bake-bread-in-12-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/lazy-recipes-how-to-bake-bread-in-12-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazy recipes: how to bake bread in 12 Hours?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baking classic sourdough bread comes with <\/span><\/span>some<\/span><\/span> difficulties. <\/span><\/span>In<\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span> beginning, you’ll have to create a starter: this takes at least a week, and success is not guaranteed. On the day of baking, you need to feed the starter and carefully monitor it to add to the dough at the right moment. Bread dough not only needs to be kneaded but also stretched every half an hour. As a result, making bread takes a whole day, and the process requires constant attention! But what if you could bake bread without doing almost anything from this list? Gastronomic journalist L<\/span><\/span>i<\/span><\/span>uba Safonova shares the secret.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why does it work? <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are three main components in bread dough: flour, water, and yeast. When water is absorbed, the protein in the flour (gluten) forms an elastic mass. Yeast consumes carbohydrates and releases carbon dioxide gas, forming cavities. After baking, these cavities appear as holes in the crumb. Thanks to the elasticity of the dough and the large number of bubbles, the bread turns out soft and springy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Usually, a sourdough recipe includes adding a lot of wild yeast in the form of a starter and then vigorously kneading to make the gluten work faster. But in reality, elastic gluten bonds form on their own, and if you knead the dough as we are used to, it reaches the desired consistency faster. But since we’re not kneading anything, the bread dough needs 6-12 hours to develop the necessary qualities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n