How to Make Poolish for Beginners - Easy & Fast

TLDR;

This video provides a simple guide on how to make polish, a pre-fermented dough, for pizza. It explains the ingredients, the mixing process, and how to use the polish in pizza dough. The video emphasizes simplicity for beginners, detailing the importance of polish for a fragrant, light, and puffy pizza.

Polish enhances pizza dough, making it fragrant, light, and puffy.
The process involves mixing flour, water, yeast, and honey, followed by a resting period in the fridge.
Polish can be used directly from the fridge in pizza dough recipes.

Introduction to Polish [0:00]

The video introduces the concept of polish as a pre-fermented dough essential for achieving a perfect pizza. Polish makes the dough more fragrant, light, and puffy. Preparing the polish the night before is recommended.

Ingredients and Mixing [1:50]

To make the polish, you need 300 milligrams of cold water, 3 grams of dry yeast, 3 grams of honey, and 300 grams of flour. The process begins by melting the yeast in the water and letting it sit for a few minutes. Then, the flour is added to the water, and everything is mixed until smooth. The type of flour used should not be too strong (around 280W), making it suitable for shorter fermentation times.

Resting the Polish [4:30]

After mixing, the polish needs to rest. The creator shows an example of polish that has been fermenting for 16 hours, demonstrating the desired consistency. The prepared polish should be covered and left at room temperature for one hour, then refrigerated for 16 to 24 hours. It's crucial not to exceed 24 hours in the fridge, as the polish can become too acidic.

Using the Polish [5:59]

The polish can be used directly from the fridge to make pizza dough. When making the dough, you can add the polish along with flour, water, and salt. Alternatively, you can use 100% polish by adding the remaining flour and salt to it. The video creator encourages viewers to check the description for a full pizza dough recipe using polish.