Hi! I followed Claire saffitz’s recipe and even brought my dough out with me to a birthday to do the folds. Dedication! 😅 I have two loaves, one was a gift so I don’t have the inside. But here! Any tips for the future?? Hard for me to tell if my starter was ready, but overall I’m pretty pleased.
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Looks amazing! Well done.
Wowww!!! First attempt? Wait and you GIFTED one?! Haha I am still stressed when I gift. The recipe I like to loosely follow adds the salt *after* the autolyse and I have forgotten to add it at all twice now. It is …not good. Now when I plan to give a loaf away I try so hard and ask my husband to babysit me so I don’t forget. Or just put the salt on top and figure it doesn’t hold back the autolysis as much, then mix it all together when I knead.
Anyway that being said I would have never gifted my first loaf. You are brave and these are real impressive and I’m sure both so delicious!!
You’re a natural! Get ready to gift loaves for your friends, of course.
Looks a beauty! Astonishing for a first loaf, would be happy for a 50th loaf!