What would happen if you let dough rise again and again and again....

HardWorkingDem

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Wed Feb-11-09 12:28 PM
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What would happen if you let dough rise again and again and again....

The other night after years of trying to make the perfect, crispy pizza crust, I finally made one I liked.

I ended up letting the dough rise four times...so it made me curious....what would happen if you let dough rise over and over again? Would it make a difference or does something happen?

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Lucinda

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Wed Feb-11-09 12:31 PM
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1. Seems like the yeast would be spent and then it might deflate. But I dont know

I discovered my pizza dough recipe because I didn't want to wait for a second rise on a focaccia. :rofl: I'd never last through multiple rises.

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hippywife

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Wed Feb-11-09 12:32 PM
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2. After awhile

there is nothing left for the yeast to consume and it wouldn't be good for anything but a flat bread (as we've all recently learning in our lessons from the Ain5 book.)

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Warpy

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Wed Feb-11-09 12:38 PM
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3. Eventually the yeast would deplete all the carbohydrate

in the flour and you'd end up with a nasty, vinegary mess.

You could salvage it if it didn't smell particularly awful by adding more flour to it because it would then be a sourdough starter. You just run the risk of the yeast having excreted enough acid to kill itself off.

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Stinky The Clown

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Wed Feb-11-09 07:32 PM
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4. The dough would put in for a Vaigra scrip

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