Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is not the first 100% hydration recipe on the channel. Previously, we made ciabatta style breads with this hydration, but those were rather flat. Someone asked me in the comments section of one of those videos if it was possible to make a sandwich bread which contains equal parts flour and water. Finally, I decided to give it a go. It turned out great. The texture is chewy, and the crumb is super moist. Kind of reminds me of a crumpet. And the fermented flavour is extremely pronounced.
For the dough –
550g (1.2lb) white bread flour
550g (1.2lb) water
4g (0.14oz) instant dry yeast or 4.8g (0.17oz) active dry yeast or 12g (0.42oz) fresh yeast
10g (0.35oz) salt
15g (0.53oz) olive oil
1. Combine the water, yeast, salt, and oil. Mix well to dissolve the salt and hydrate the yeast. Add the flour and mix to a dough. *Desired dough temperature around 25C (77F).
2. Place the dough in a clean bowl with the olive oil.
3. Chill for 30 minutes.
4. Fold #1.
5. Chill for 30 minutes.
6. Fold #2.
7. Chill for 30 minutes.
8. Fold #3.
9. Chill for 30 minutes.
10. Fold #4.
11. Cold ferment for 12 – 24 hours.
12. Shape. Pour oil over the dough, release it form the bowl, cover all sides with oil, and give it another fold before placing it in the baking tin.
13. Cover and final proof for 2 – 2.5 hours.
14. Bake at 200C (390F) fan on for 40 minutes with the lid on.
15. Remove the loaf from the tin and place it back into the oven to bake for another 10 minutes.
📖 Get the recipe ➡️ chainbaker.com/crumpet-bread
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This is not the first 100% hydration recipe on the channel. Previously, we made ciabatta style breads with this hydration, but those were rather flat. Someone asked me in the comments section of one of those videos if it was possible to make a sandwich bread which contains equal parts flour and water. Finally, I decided to give it a go. It turned out great. The texture is chewy, and the crumb is super moist. Kind of reminds me of a crumpet. And the fermented flavour is extremely pronounced.
For the dough –
550g (1.2lb) white bread flour
550g (1.2lb) water
4g (0.14oz) instant dry yeast or 4.8g (0.17oz) active dry yeast or 12g (0.42oz) fresh yeast
10g (0.35oz) salt
15g (0.53oz) olive oil
1. Combine the water, yeast, salt, and oil. Mix well to dissolve the salt and hydrate the yeast. Add the flour and mix to a dough. *Desired dough temperature around 25C (77F).
2. Place the dough in a clean bowl with the olive oil.
3. Chill for 30 minutes.
4. Fold #1.
5. Chill for 30 minutes.
6. Fold #2.
7. Chill for 30 minutes.
8. Fold #3.
9. Chill for 30 minutes.
10. Fold #4.
11. Cold ferment for 12 – 24 hours.
12. Shape. Pour oil over the dough, release it form the bowl, cover all sides with oil, and give it another fold before placing it in the baking tin.
13. Cover and final proof for 2 – 2.5 hours.
14. Bake at 200C (390F) fan on for 40 minutes with the lid on.
15. Remove the loaf from the tin and place it back into the oven to bake for another 10 minutes.
📖 Get the recipe ➡️ chainbaker.com/crumpet-bread
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🥨 Get early access to videos ⤵️
youtube.com/channel/UCzSKbqj9Z042HuJTQI9V8ug/join
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🌾 Support the channel on ko-fi.com ⤵️
ko-fi.com/chainbaker
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🔪 Find all the things I use here ⤵️
🇺🇸 amazon.com/shop/ChainBaker
🇬🇧 amazon.co.uk/shop/ChainBaker
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🥐 Learn all about bread making here ⤵️
Principles of Baking bit.ly/principles-of-baking
The Steps of Baking bit.ly/steps-of-baking
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🍞 Share your bakes here ⤵️
flickr.com/groups/chainbaker
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#Bread #Baking #ChainBaker
