Hydration of the pasta madre: criteria, percentages and choices...

Hydration of the pasta madre: criteria, percentages and conscious choices

Alice Buda · 2026-05-12T12:30:40Z

How to decide the hydration of the pasta madreBased on what? When and why should we use more or less water? And what determines the choice of one percentage of hydration over another? As we know, pasta madre It's made up of three fundamental ingredients: water, flour, and temperature. These three ingredients are the ones we measure out every time we refresh it. Their choice, their balance, is what keeps the dough alive. pasta madre, makes it vital, and characterizes it for the products we will create. I have often spoken both about how to choose the flour, how to choose the water,…

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