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Sourdough newbie.

Brown bread flour and white flour loaves.

Whole wheat loaf:
400g flour
320g water
80g starter
9g salt

Mixed flour/salt and starter/water. 2 minutes in KitchenAid stand mixer on low to combine. Rested 3 mins. Additional 5 minutes in mixer.

3x stretches and folds every 60mins. Bulk ferment at room temp overnight (12 hours).

Next morning shaped and final proofed for 2 hours at room temp. Scored just prior to baking.

Put in cold Dutch oven and set oven to 450F. Baked for 40 mins with lid on and removed for final 10 mins.

White loaf:
500g all purpose flour
350g water
50g starter
10g salt

Same baking process as above.

I’ve been reading Bread by Jeffrey Hamelman and am slowly getting my head around it all.

by Dogtor48

14 Comments

  1. andymilder

    You know damn well how you did. Begrudging congratulations.

  4. ShiverTimbers

    both very nice!
    whats the white flour:ww flour ratio in the WW bread? mine is always so sticky, i cant ever shape really tight. any recommendation?

  5. InformalTumbleweed30

    Beautiful bread, what’s your starter recipe

  7. LowProfessional5264

    I didn’t know what I wanted my loaves to look like until I saw this! Nice work!

  8. Less-Attorney-3339

    I finally got my sourdough to rise nicely

  11. Apostasyisfreedom

    Beautiful loaves there!

    I’m new here, but been following along for a while.

    I am an old guy 74 who has never baked anything. I eat a lot of bread – live on sandwiches. I am considering trying to bake sourdough bread for the reasons – I am always home – I heat with wood but have an electric oven, I spend probably 10 -15 dollars a week on store bought doughy bread.

    Three quick questions before I buy an apron and take the plunge –

    * Can/should this bread ever be a vehicle for added raisins/ dried fruits ?
    * Are there saving over store bought bread @ $4.50 for a 650 gram loaf ?
    * I’m supposed to lay off the salt – will lessening salt in your recipes affect success ?
    * Will a large covered pot do for a Dutch Oven – (mine has vanished into a large family)

    Thanks for your inspirations and knowledge

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