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Poolish is a [[Mother dough|mother dough]] made from a mixture of [[Flour|flour]] and water, sometimes in the same proportions, sometimes with more water, to which no [[Salt|salt]] is added.
It can be considered as being a half-way house between natural [[Mother dough|mother doughs]] and and those which use a normal amount of [[Yeast|yeast]], as the proportion of [[yeast]] used is quite low.
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|TotalCalories = 850
|PortionCalories = 85
|DatePublished=27th June 2012
|Author = JuliaBalbilla
|Servings = Servings: 10 - Makes 1 portion of [[mother dough]]
|Difficulty = 1
|TotalTime = 2 days, 4 hours
|PrepTime = 2 days, 4 hours
|CookTime = None
|Image = [[Image:Poolish recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Similar to sourdough starter''

3.6/5 

This is very similar to the sourdough starters.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 6 g fresh or 3 g [[Dried yeast|dried yeast]]
| 320 g strong [[Bread|bread]] [[Flour|flour]]
| 360 ml water at room temperature
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Place the ingredients in a bowl or [[Food processor|food processor]] in the order given above and mix until you have a soft, sticky [[Dough|dough]].
| Cover with [[Cling film|cling film]] and leave for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 72 hours at room temperature.
| If you wish to keep it longer, [[Refrigerate|refrigerate]].
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===Variations===
You may find that you can get away with less [[Yeast|yeast]].
===Chef's notes===
The longer you leave the poolish to [[Ferment|ferment]], the better tasting your final [[Bread|bread]] will be.

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