Before You Bake: The Simple Dough Test Every New Sourdough Baker Needs
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Before You Bake: The Simple Dough Test Every New Sourdough Baker Needs
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Want to know if your sourdough is perfectly proofed? 🥖✨ Here’s how to use the poke test to check before baking: 1️⃣ Gently poke the dough about ½ inch (1 cm) deep in the center. 2️⃣ Watch how it springs back: • Bounces back quickly: needs more time to proof. ❌ • Slowly springs back: ready to bake ✅ • Doesn’t spring back: may be over-proofed. Remember: Every loaf is different, so results may vary. The poke test is a great guideline. Follow for more sourdough tips and tricks! #sourdoughtips #sour
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Want to know if your sourdough is perfectly proofed? 🥖✨ Here’s how to use the poke test to check before baking: 1️⃣ Gently poke the dough about ½ inch (1 cm) deep in the center. 2️⃣ Watch how it springs back: • Bounces back quickly: needs more time to proof. ❌ • Slowly springs back: ready to bake ✅ • Doesn’t spring back: may be over-proofed. Remember: Every loaf is different, so results may vary. The poke test is a great guideline. Follow for more sourdough tips and tricks! #sourdoughtips #sour
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How to know if your sourdough is ready for baking (poke test): 👉 Gently press the dough with your finger: • Springs back quickly — under-proofed. Give it more time. • Slow, partial spring-back — ready to bake. • Indentation stays — over-proofed. You can bake it, but it will be flatter. The poke test works only for the final proof, not for shaping! It isn’t always 100% accurate — every dough behaves differently. Practice and learning to read your dough is the key ❤️🥖 . . . #sourdoughstarter #mi
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How to know if your sourdough is ready for baking (poke test): 👉 Gently press the dough with your finger: • Springs back quickly — under-proofed. Give it more time. • Slow, partial spring-back — ready to bake. • Indentation stays — over-proofed. You can bake it, but it will be flatter. The poke test works only for the final proof, not for shaping! It isn’t always 100% accurate — every dough behaves differently. Practice and learning to read your dough is the key ❤️🥖 . . . #sourdoughstarter #mi
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When you’re new to sourdough, all these tests get thrown at you — float test, windowpane, jiggle, poke… and suddenly you’re thinking: Do I really need all of this just to make bread?! Here’s the truth nobody tells beginners: These tests aren’t rules. They’re support. They simply help you understand what stage your dough or starter is in — nothing more, nothing dramatic. And once you see them that way, everything gets easier. The surface test comes first — a regular starter has a light, wobbly su
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The poke test is a helpful tool to use when doing a second proof at room temperature. This is typical for same-day loaves where your dough never goes into the fridge. So just for context: we shape our dough and put it in the banneton – then, instead of putting it in the fridge overnight, we actually put it in a warm spot for a few hours, or until it puffs up and passes this poke test. When you poke the dough with a floured finger, it should remain indented and barely spring back ever so slightly
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