Exclusive Polish-style Low-Sugar Plain Toast

Stir the poolish ingredients evenly with chopsticks, cover with plastic wrap, and ferment in a warm and humid place until it is 2-3 times larger.

A well-fermented Polish starter has a slight sour aroma, and when lifted with chopsticks, it shows dense holes and long, stretchy strands.

Put all ingredients except butter and the Polish starter dough into the bread machine pan (since the flour's water absorption varies, you can reserve about 20 grams of liquid), start a kneading program for 20 minutes, and the dough should be able to stretch into a rough film.

Add the butter, then start another kneading program, and you can pull out a strong and thin glove-like membrane; this dough is very soft.

Take out the dough, shape it into a round, place it in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let it ferment at room temperature. Adjust the time according to the condition of the dough. The fermented dough should be 2 to 2.5 times its original size.

Pour the risen dough onto the workbench, gently pat to release air, divide evenly into 6 portions, shape each into a round, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 10 minutes.

Take a piece of dough and roll it into the shape of a cow tongue.

Roll up.

After everything is done, cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Roll the relaxed dough again into about 40 centimeters long, then flip it over with the smooth side facing down.

Roll into a roll.

Place the rolled dough pieces in a 450g loaf pan in order, and let them undergo the second fermentation in a warm and humid place.

Let the dough rise until it is 90% full.

Brush the surface with egg wash and preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Place the raw toast dough into the lower rack of the preheated oven. Bake with both top and bottom heat at 175°C for 35 minutes. Adjust the temperature and time according to your own oven's actual situation, and cover with aluminum foil in time during baking if necessary.

Place the baked toast on its side to cool after removing it from the mold.

This toast is super soft, and the stretching effect is also pretty good.