To autolyse, or not to autolyse, that is the question

For you I created the perhaps most complete deep dive on dough autolysis we baking nerds have ever seen. We will be having a look at 1 dough which was autolysed and another one where we didn't autolyse. We will closely compare each step from dough to the final bread. In this case I am using a sourdough, but the same effects can be observed for yeast based doughs as well, such as pizza dough for instance. Recipe for each dough: - 300 grams of bread flour (15% protein) - 100 grams of whole wheat flour - 320 grams of water (80%) - 80 grams of sourdough starter (20%) - 8 grams of salt (2%) Flour I am using: Blog article on different flours in Germany: https://thbrco.io/blog-flour Drax Mühle Manitoba flour 14% protein: https://thbrco.io/drax-flour For ze Germans - T550 at Rewe 11-12% protein: https://thbrco.io/rewe-aurora Mulino Padano 15% protein: https://thbrco.io/mulino-flour Flour I am using: Blog article on different flours in Germany: https://thbrco.io/blog-flour Drax Mühle Manitoba flour 14% protein: https://thbrco.io/drax-flour For ze Germans - T550 at Rewe 11-12% protein: https://thbrco.io/rewe-aurora Mulino Padano 15% protein: https://thbrco.io/mulino-flour Strong whole wheat flour: https://thbrco.io/whole-wheat-flour Follow me here too: Github: https://thbrco.io/github Instagram: https://thbrco.io/instagram My blog: https://thbrco.io/blog My website: https://thbrco.io/homepage Reddit: https://thbrco.io/reddit Subscribe to my newsletter: https://thbrco.io/newsletter Telegram: https://thbrco.io/telegram Tiktok: https://thbrco.io/tiktok Support me/Merchandise: Get my starter Bread Pitt: https://thbrco.io/my-starter The bread themed T-Shirts/Hoodies I designed and wear: https://thbrco.io/bread-shirts-hoodies Tools: Banneton proofing basket (25cm length, 15cm width, 8.5cm height): https://thbrco.io/banneton Cooling rack: https://thbrco.io/cooling-rack Digital kitchen scale: https://thbrco.io/kitchen-scale Dough scraper: https://thbrco.io/dough-scraper Dutch oven for batards (Challenger Bread Pan): https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-batards Dutch oven round (Lodge): https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-round Dutch oven with glas lid (Brovn) - BREADCODE = 5% off: https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-glas-lid Infrared thermometer: https://thbrco.io/infared-meter Loaf pan (30cm length x 12cm width x 9cm height): https://thbrco.io/loaf-pan-regular Loaf pan with lid (34cm length, 13cm width, 12cm height): https://thbrco.io/loaf-pan-lid No stick spray (vegetable based): https://thbrco.io/non-stick-spray Oven gloves: https://thbrco.io/oven-gloves pH meter to check acidity: https://thbrco.io/ph-meter Weck starter jars: https://thbrco.io/weck-jars Useful videos: Debaked ep. 1 - Pizza journey to Napoli: https://thbrco.io/debaked-napoli Debaked ep. 2 - Journey to a flour mill: https://thbrco.io/debaked-flour-mill Discard starter bread: https://thbrco.io/discard-starter-bread Fermentation time table: https://thbrco.io/fermentation-time-table Make a sourdough starter: https://thbrco.io/make-sourdough-starter Make your starter more active: https://thbrco.io/more-active-starter Recommend sourdough bread recipe: https://thbrco.io/sourdough-recipe Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:11 How to autolyse your dough 8:34 No autolysis dough 11:05 Both doughs after strength development 18:31 Both doughs 8 hours later 22:32 Dividing and preshaping 24:52 Baking the doughs 25:24 The verdict #sourdough #baking