Baguette Dough with Poolish

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Preparation info
  • Makes enough dough for about

    908 grams

    of bread
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Art of Baking Bread

By Matt Pellegrini

Published 2011

  • About

Although this type of dough is commonly called baguette dough and is shaped in the form of baguettes, feel free to use the batard and boule shapes as well.

Ingredients

Ingredient Weight Baker’s Percentage of Poolish
Bread Flour

Method

  1. To form the poolish, add the flour and yeast to 60°F water. Mix until thoroughly combined-it will have the feel of a medium—thick batter—then place the poolish in a container, cover, and allow it to ferment 75°F for 14–15 hours. (I suggest starting with 15 and working backward—but to no less than 12 hours—if you feel the flavor is too strong).
  2. Aft