Directions:
- Sprinkle yeast onto the 1/4 cup warm water and let stand approximately 10 minutes until creamy.
- Add rest of water, stir.
- Add flour, one cup at a time and stir.
- Mix with wooden spoon for approximately.
- 4 minutes.
- Oil a bowl three times as large as the mixture's volume and scrape dough into that bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise 8-24 hours in a cool room or until triple in volume.
- The longer it sits, the more character it develops.
- If you let it go too long, it will take on sour overtones similar to sourdough starter as a result of the acidic by-products of yeast metabolism.
- If the room is cool enough-60-65 deg.
- F, 24 hours will yield a nice, mellow-flavored biga.
- You only need your first biga to get started.
- Then it is simply a matter of making bread at least once a week or so if you have refrigeration to keep the biga alive.
- If you don't have refrigeration, you would want to make bread every day and save a portion of the new dough you make each day as a starter for tomorrow's bread.
- Just take that portion BEFORE you add salt to the new bread dough.
- In this case, you would keep tomorrow's starter at room temperature.
- Use as you would a sourdough starter.
- For a rough guide, use approximately one cup of biga for a bread recipe calling for 7-8 cups of flour.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 285.46 Kcal (1195 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 7.27 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 0.81g | 1% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 3.12mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 86.78mg | 2% | |
| Total Carbs | 59.51g | 20% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.43g | 10% | |
| Protein | 7.95g | 16% | |
| Iron | 3.9mg | 22% | |
| Calcium | 18.7mg | 2% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 193.42 Kcal (810 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 4.93 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 0.55g | 1% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 2.11mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 58.8mg | 2% | |
| Total Carbs | 40.32g | 20% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.65g | 10% | |
| Protein | 5.38g | 16% | |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 22% | |
| Calcium | 12.7mg | 2% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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