PENMART01 wrote:
>>zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>
>>>If I save a ping-pong ball sized piece of the dough, will
>>>that have enough yeast in it to leaven a batch of pizza
>>>dough tonight?
>
>
> Chop your dough ball into bits and stir into a 4 cup bowl
> to which you've placed a cupful of warm water, to which
> you've stirred in a tablespoonful of sugar and three
> tablespoons of flour... cover with a clean cloth and place
> in a warm spot... after about an hour or two you should
> have a nice sponge containing enough yeast for a couple of
> pizzas. Of course I've no idea how long off your "tonight"
> is but I know I'd be eating pizza in about six hours...
> wouldn't be the ideal pizza crust, but decently edible...
> and then you may be pleasantly surprised. Anyway, you got
> somewhere better to put that ball of dough.
>
> So where did that ball of dough come from... next time
> you're low on yeast and want to bake more than your
> available yeast can handle, first make up a sponge.
>
>
I pinched it from a batch of whole wheat bread that I'm
making before I formed the loaf. I have another packet of
yeast, but I want to experiment.
I chopped little ball of dough up and dissolved it in a cup
of warm water. Added the 2 cups of bread flour, heaping 1/2
tsp of salt, and about 2 Tbsp olive oil. Kneaded for about 5
minutes in the Kitchenaid. I can't tell if it's gonna rise
or not yet. I probably should have given it a little
molasses so the yeast wouldn't have to work so hard.
-Bob