How does length of fermentation affects the crustiness of baguette? Introduction The word 'baguette' literally means 'wand', 'baton' or 'stick', for instance magic wand in French is baguette magique. It could be deduced that it was not originally used to refer to a certain type of bread. It was until the 19th century that Viennese steam oven baking was introduced to Paris did the 'long stick bread' gain its popularity and was widely recognised as 'baguette'. A good baguette will taste cottony and have an 'apricot' scent. Experiment What? To investigate how the length of fermentation affects the crustiness of the baguette. Who? Cheng Tin Long Alex When? Observation should be done instantly as soon as it was cooled down within the same period of time. Where? Home kitchen. Why? To find out the best length of time for fermentation for the crust to be crispy How? Go through the recipe except using different leng...
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