Morgan at King Arthur

February 3, 2021 at 4:53pm

We're so glad to hear that you're enjoying this recipe, Mark! A portion of the salt is added to the levain because freshly milled flours have high enzymatic activity so the salt helps to slow this and prevent over-fermentation. We hope this helps and happy baking! 

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