Is it possible to over-proof the BF and then under-proof the final proof?
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Is it possible to over-proof the BF and then under-proof the final proof?If this is possible, how should we expect the crumb to look?This question came to be when Kat, on another post posted her crumb.I asked her if she thought the dough was under-proofed. She replied (HERE) that the BF went too long and the dough was poofy. The large holes coupled with the smaller holes lead me to believe the dough was under-proofed. Thus the initial questionDan
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