Use the poke test to STOP overproofing your dough!

My sourdough cookbook is available now, grab your copy here 👇🏼 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/cookbooks/ Stop overproofing your dough! Use the poke test to help find the right time to bake your sourdough bread dough in the oven. While the poke test isn't always 100% accurate, it's another way to assess how fermentation is progressing in your bread dough. This technique will help you determine when your bread dough is underproofed, properly proofed, and overproofed. ➡️ MORE SOURDOUGH BREAD BAKING GUIDES https://www.theperfectloaf.com/ 📙 MY SOURDOUGH COOKBOOK https://www.theperfectloaf.com/cookbooks/ 🫙 EQUIPMENT All my favorite baking tools: https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-bak... 🎥 CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:51 What is proofing bread dough? 01:32 What does under, properly, and overproofed dough look like? 02:15 When baking, be a doctor 02:55 Is the poke test ever wrong? 05:43 Overview of the test doughs 06:36 Poke test: underproofed dough 07:43 How to fix underproofed dough 08:01 Poke test: properly proofed dough 09:29 Poke test: Overproofed dough 11:08 How to fix overproofed dough 11:45 Why do the poke test? #sourdough #baking #bread