Anne Miller wrote:
Margot Davison wrote: long fermentation sourdough
What is the difference between long term fermentation and regular sourdough? If I keep some sourdough going all the time is this a long ferment?
As far as I've seen in my research, with long-ferment you let it sit up to 5 days, whereas most regular recipes I've followed the dough sits at most 48 hours, often times even shorter. I guess at some point there will be nothing left for the yeast and bacteria to eat, so you wouldn't want it to sit out too long.
I am also not celiac so this isn't an issue for me, but it was an intriguing thought! I do notice a pattern with breads that give me trouble and the ones that don't...
I have friends who are celiac. I'd love to play around with a long-ferment gluten free recipe!
There's a thread currently going around about volkornbrot... boy would that be fun to try making. There is a bakery in Taos, NM that makes it, so delicious! I have not seen anywhere here in the Ozarks that makes it so far...
Thanks everyone for your responses!