Nid yw Sourdough yn Codi: Gallai Dyna'r Rheswm

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If your sourdough isn’t rising properly, it’s usually due to the room temperature at which the dough is fermenting. In some cases, the problem is simply a lack of patience.

Reasons why the sourdough won’t rise

Basically, it is not difficult to prepare a delicious sourdough, for example, to bake bread. However, sometimes problems arise.

• In most cases, the sourdough does not rise because it ferments at too low a room temperature.
• The optimal temperature for this process is between 25 and 30 degrees.
• Although you can also prepare sourdough at temperatures lower than 25 degrees, the dough then takes longer and develops more acetic acid bacteria. This can adversely affect the taste.
• For this reason, it is best to place the dough covered on a heater or in a cupboard for proofing in winter.
• In summer, the dough also ferments well in the shade. Here you should also cover it with a cloth so that no insects crawl in or so that the dough does not dry out.

How to prepare sourdough correctly

To make a delicious sourdough, you usually need five steps that you work through in five days.

• For the first step, mix 100 g flour and 100 ml water together and mix the ingredients well. Make sure that your work materials are clean. Cover the bowl loosely with a tea towel and let the dough rise for 12 hours. Then stir it for the first time.
• After another 12 hours, the dough is fed for the first time. This means that you add 100 g of flour and 100 ml of water to the mixture again and mix everything well. Then set the dough aside again, covered, to proof.
• On days three and four, repeat feeding the dough in the same manner as day two.
• From day five, the dough should be well-proofed and have bubbled properly. Then it is also ready to be baked.
• If you want to make sourdough again at a later date, it makes sense to keep 50 grams of the so-called starter. You can keep this in a tall glass in the fridge. Keep him there for more than a week, feeding him a tablespoon of water and a tablespoon of flour in between.