Sticky buns, brioche, doughnuts… all these are made with enriched doughs. But, what does enriched mean? Butter and Eggs bring flavour, incredible softness, and lift…
Whatever you want to call it, a preferment is a pretty simple thing. It's just time in a bowl, and NOTHING brings as much good stuff to your bread as time does. Got it?
In last week's artisan bread making class, I was asked why we didn't add ANY butter, oil, or eggs to any of the bread recipes! The answer was, it wasn't entirely necessary...