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Hydration questions

Cathi Boronkay <cboronka@dvc.edu>
Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:23:06 -0700
v102.n036.16
When one speaks of dough having a higher hydration, and it is put in terms 
of a percentage (68-70% hydration), exactly what does that mean? And when a 
dough is said to be slacker than normal, what does that mean, wetter?

Thanks so much!

cathi