Sometimes it is ok to cheat…hybrid sourdough leaven/poolish
Learning Objective
This lesson will teach you how to make a poolish. You will discover how to create a sweet hybrid leaven using sourdough starter and commercial yeast
Learning Outcome
You will now be able to create a sweet poolish and understand why you might use one in your baking.
Emmanuel is one of our tutors and he is demonstrating here how to a sweet leaven hybrid. It's actually a poolish, not a pure leaven, and it combines both starter and yeast. Some bakers like to combine modern yeast strains with the starter. find out how to incorporate this into your baking.
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