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craters on the surface. This is what we
call blown dough.
Not all hope is lost with blown
dough. If the dough is young enough
for the type of flour you are using,
dough can be re balled and then risen
again. This takes a little bit of foresight
as dough that has been re balled will
need ample time to relax and rise just
as it did when you first made it. I have
had to do this on occasion when my
dough has come out too warm out
of the mixer and I did not let it rest
enough before closing up the dough
boxes in the fridge. This has also happened
if too much dough has been left
out because of an event we were doing
or because we were thinking the night
was going to be busier than it was. Re
balling dough doesn't always work. If
the dough is already towards the latter
half of its life span there's a chance that
it may not rise as much as it normally
would or it may not rise at all. Yeast
naturally reproduces through gemmation,
but it's not an infinite process.
Once all the sugar is gone and there's
nothing left for the yeast to eat, no
more gas production will occur and the
gluten net will begin to weaken. This
is also why your dough may not be
browning correctly if it's old.
NOW WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU
COME IN AND ALL YOUR DOUGH IS
SHOT? Once in a blue moon
accidents happen. The power goes out
and the fridge goes down, the yeast dies
because it's been stored improperly,
and people make mistakes. Having
an emergency dough recipe is helpful
in these situations. Having a low
protein flour on hand will always work
in a pinch. Certain flours work best
at certain cooking temperatures. But
with a low cook temp around 500 F,
a 13-percent protein will do the trick.
In an emergency situation, you'll want
to increase the temperature of the
dough coming out of the mixer by
5-10 degrees, stopping at 80 F-85 F
and adding a touch more yeast. This
will get things moving quickly. If you're
accustomed to cold fermenting, you'll
want to switch to room temperature
fermenting and leave the dough out
of the fridge and in a warm area. Be
careful if it's in front of an oven as
you'll need to keep your eyes on the
dough and rotate the trays so one side
is not getting all of the heat. A poolish
preferment will help add flavor as well
as push the fermentation along, making
sure your emergency dough doesn't just
cook well but also has all the flavor you
need.
The thing I always tell myself in an
emergency dough situation is that if
a great loaf of bread can be made in a
few hours, so can pizza dough. There's
always a way to manipulate the dough
according to your needs. You just need
to know the basics of fermentation and
the limits of your flour.
LAURA MEYER is the owner of Pizzeria da
Laura in Berkeley, CA.
http://www.smrset.com
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