How to know if your sourdough is ready for baking (poke test): 👉 Gently press the dough with your finger: • Springs back quickly — under-proofed. Give it more time. • Slow, partial spring-back — ready to bake. • Indentation stays — over-proofed. You can bake it, but it will be flatter. The poke test works only for the final proof, not for shaping! It isn’t always 100% accurate — every dough behaves differently. Practice and learning to read your dough is the key ❤️🥖 . . . #sourdoughstarter #mi
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How to know if your sourdough is ready for baking (poke test): 👉 Gently press the dough with your finger: • Springs back quickly — under-proofed. Give it more time. • Slow, partial spring-back — ready to bake. • Indentation stays — over-proofed. You can bake it, but it will be flatter. The poke test works only for the final proof, not for shaping! It isn’t always 100% accurate — every dough behaves differently. Practice and learning to read your dough is the key ❤️🥖 . . . #sourdoughstarter #mi
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The poke test is a somewhat reliable way to know if your sourdough bread has finished its final proof and is ready for the oven Gently press the dough with your finger * If the dough springs back quickly, it’s under-proofed. Give it more time in the fridge, or consider leaving it out on the counter for an hour or so, to speed up fermentation. * If the indentation springs back slowly but not completely, your dough is ready. Go ahead and bake it. * If the indentation stays and the dough doesn’t sp
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The poke test is a somewhat reliable way to know if your sourdough bread has finished its final proof and is ready for the oven Gently press the dough with your finger * If the dough springs back quickly, it’s under-proofed. Give it more time in the fridge, or consider leaving it out on the counter for an hour or so, to speed up fermentation. * If the indentation springs back slowly but not completely, your dough is ready. Go ahead and bake it. * If the indentation stays and the dough doesn’t sp
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Do you do poke tests?? I've found this to be very helpful in determine if my dough is proofed correctly!! Slow bounce back small indent makes for a happy spring for me 🤌🤌 #sourdough #sourdoughpoketest #sourdoughproofing #sourdoughforbeginners #pokethedough #carbs #fyf | Jane Dough
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Do you do poke tests?? I've found this to be very helpful in determine if my dough is proofed correctly!! Slow bounce back small indent makes for a happy spring for me 🤌🤌 #sourdough #sourdoughpoketest #sourdoughproofing #sourdoughforbeginners #pokethedough #carbs #fyf | Jane Dough
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Okay, here’s what you usually hear about the Poke Test: The poke test is a quick way to check if your dough is properly fermented. Lightly flour a finger, press the dough, and watch the bounce-back: Slow spring with a soft dent = ready Fast spring = needs more time No spring = over-proofed What people don’t usually hear… Overnight cold proof: The poke test isn’t as reliable. Cold dough is tight and slow to react, so it won’t spring back the way it should, even when it’s perfectly proofed. Low vs
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Okay, here’s what you usually hear about the Poke Test: The poke test is a quick way to check if your dough is properly fermented. Lightly flour a finger, press the dough, and watch the bounce-back: Slow spring with a soft dent = ready Fast spring = needs more time No spring = over-proofed What people don’t usually hear… Overnight cold proof: The poke test isn’t as reliable. Cold dough is tight and slow to react, so it won’t spring back the way it should, even when it’s perfectly proofed. Low vs
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How to Use the Dough Poke Test | The Perfect Loaf
How to Use the Dough Poke Test | The Perfect Loaf
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🥖Sourdough Proofing🥖In addition to these cues, you can also do the poke test! The poke test is a reliable way to determine if your dough is ready to be shaped! Poke your finger 1-2cm into the dough. If the dough immediately pops back, let it keep proofing. If it slowly fills the indentation to about halfway, you can shape the dough and put in right in the fridge. If the dough remains indented and doesn’t refill at all, you should bake it ASAP! Use all these cues to help you make a great loaf o
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🥖Sourdough Proofing🥖In addition to these cues, you can also do the poke test! The poke test is a reliable way to determine if your dough is ready to be shaped! Poke your finger 1-2cm into the dough. If the dough immediately pops back, let it keep proofing. If it slowly fills the indentation to about halfway, you can shape the dough and put in right in the fridge. If the dough remains indented and doesn’t refill at all, you should bake it ASAP! Use all these cues to help you make a great loaf o
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Want to know if your sourdough is perfectly proofed? 🥖✨ Here’s how to use the poke test to check before baking: 1️⃣ Gently poke the dough about ½ inch (1 cm) deep in the center. 2️⃣ Watch how it springs back: • Bounces back quickly: needs more time to proof. ❌ • Slowly springs back: ready to bake ✅ • Doesn’t spring back: may be over-proofed. Remember: Every loaf is different, so results may vary. The poke test is a great guideline. Follow for more sourdough tips and tricks! #sourdoughtips #sour
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The poke test is accurate for all starter percentages and lean dough formulas. Here I show you how I gauge it along with some other ambient sourdough tips. If the timing was favorable I’d choose to ambient bake all of my sourdough loaves but our demand is such that I can’t facilitate that and need a cold proofing step. I find I like the cleaner taste from an ambient bake. It’s not overwhelming with sourness. #sourdough #sourdoughstarter #bakersofig #bakersofinstagram #sourdoughbaking #sourdoughb
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Poke test to determine if your sourdough is perfectly proofed. #sourdough #sourdoughproofing #sourdoughbulkfermentation #perfectlyproofedsourdough #sourdoughpoketest
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Andra Stefanescu on Instagram: "To poke test or NOT poke test? What is the poke test? This is a way to assess when to stop your dough proofing and begin baking. This should ultimately help you to proof your dough just enough, avoiding under-proofing or over proofing. How does it actually works? - If the dough springs back quickly, it is a sign of under-proofing. Give it some more time. - If the dough springs back, but slowly, it’s ready for baking - If the dough doesn’t spring back at all, and i
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