“A biga, or 'starter', adds flavor and extra leavening power to bread dough.” - by THYCOOK
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Original recipe yields 5 cups
Directions
- Place the warm water in a small bowl, and sprinkle the yeast over the top. Let stand until yeast has dissolved and is foamy, about 15 minutes.
- Measure flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the center, and pour in the yeast mixture and cold water. Use a sturdy spoon to mix it together until sticky and difficult to stir, but nevertheless thoroughly combined. Cover and allow to ferment for 24 hours in the refrigerator before using.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. To use, rinse a measuring cup in cool water, scoop out the amount of starter needed, and bring to room temperature.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (5 total)
- Calories
- 348 cal
- 17%
- Fat
- 1.6 g
- 2%
- Carbs
- 69.8 g
- 23%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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"Biga or any other starter isn't something for the occasional baker. This recipe is simple and worked perfectly. I took it out of the refrigerator 6 hours prior to using it for ciabatta to get it to ..." See moreroom temp and to increase the yeast activity. The ciabatta came out great!"
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"I didn't have much success with this. There is only one recipe on this site that uses Biga (foccocia bread) and I didn't think it was very good. It was an interesting experience though and I am stil..." See morel interested in learning about bread starters, but I don't think this is for beginners. I ended up with a lot of Biga left over after I tried the foccocia bread recipe so I modified the Amish friendship bread recipe (also from this site) the best that I could and used it for that. The Amish friendship bread was good and the fermented flavor of the biga in the bread was yummy, but I think one needs to know a little about bread before trying this particular method."
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