Chickpea enzyme in bread

[Rene_lorraine]

I'm a pastry cook working in NYC. We have a seasonal bread that we do with chickpeas, garlic (fresh and confit) and pecorino. We drain and rinse the chickpeas and it was working for a while but it hasn't been consistent. Bread turns out flat. What is it in chickpeas that kills the yeast and how can we counteract the effect? I'm taking a long shot by posting but wanted to further educate myself and fellow team members. Thanks so much. 

[pastrygirl]

Are you sure it's the chickpeas?  Maybe the fresh garlic is the problem.  https://home.howstuffworks.com/garlic10.htm

Edited August 29, 2018 by pastrygirl (log)

[Rene_lorraine]

It was working fine for a while with the fresh garlic as well, so I don't know.

[keychris]

Try a batch without the chickpeas and see what happens?

[Lisa Shock]

What type of yeast are you using, how are you storing it, and how old is it?

[Rene_lorraine]

We use fresh yeast stored in the low boy and we dont use anything older than 2 days.

Edited August 29, 2018 by Rene_lorraine (log)

[cdh]

At what point are you mixing the chickpeas and garlic and extras into the flour water and yeast dough? Are you rushing the process and putting it all in together?  Are you allowing it to rise sufficiently before punching it down and adding extras?  You need to explain where in the process the suspects are coming into the picture.

[Damon]

Acidently you did a ancient Greek recipe.
This recipe comes from Cyprus to Cretan until Thracia.

Ingredients    Measure             Amount
Flour              6 cup                      660 gr
Oil                  1 tablespoon         10 gr
Chickpeas    1/4 cup                   45 gr
Wheat           1 tablespoon          5 gr
Salt                1 1/2 tablespoon  18 gr
Water             2 cup                       400 gr 

http://www.thefreshloaf.com/keyword/chickpea-leaven
https://www.cyprushighlights.com/en/2014/08/10/arkatena-omodous/
https://www.thehungrybites.com/chickpea-starter-cretan-traditional-bread-eftazimo/

Add this 

http://www.sewhistorically.com/chickpea-leavened-bread-without-commercial-yeast/

Edited April 24, 2019 by Damon
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