Covid Colin recipe

Covid Colin

Canvey Island, United Kingdom

Mixture

80%
20%
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Covid Colin

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Since 2020

I have baked bread for years as a professional chef but now as an enthusiast I wanted to get into more artisan baking. Also some fun during Covid 19.

Characteristics

Slightly sour, good chew in the mouth , yields a nice crumb. A wet sticky goo of a starter. Not liquid but not solid. Very much like children’s play slime. Produces good bubbles and doubles after feeding consistently after approx 6 hours. Doesn’t taste too heavy of rye, has a nice background flavour with nutty and earthy notes. Soft sour smell. Takes the salt from the air well.

Taste & flavour

Covid Colin jar shot

Recipe

Starting ingredients

  • 20% Wholemeal dark rye
  • 20% White bread flour
  • 10% Buckwheat flour
  • 50% Water

Feeding ingredients

  • 20% Wholemeal dark rye flour
  • 20% White bread flour
  • 10% Buckwheat flour
  • 50% Water
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Discard 50% of the starter, I use the discard in baking and cooking, often dried up on its own as a snack. Feed with my recipe 1-2 times a day every 12-24 hrs Feed is 50% water and 50% flour mix 60g of flour mix and 60g of water. Mix to a paste and then mix into starter. Covered and stored in a glass jar on my boat.
20% Wholemeal dark rye flour 20% White bread flour 10% Buckwheat flour 50% Water

Working method

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A new starter born on 22/May/2020 during the Corona Covid 19 pandemic. I live on a boat on a saltwater river by the famous Southend-on-Sea coast, so the air is very particular. I am surrounded by fields growing wild buckwheat.
20% Wholemeal dark rye 20% White bread flour 10% Buckwheat flour 50% Water

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