Guys, I know my first sourdough is shitty but will you let me join your club?
Guys, I know my first sourdough is shitty but will you let me join your club?
by TheTobruk
19 Comments
MeringueFalse495
Sure, I guess. Although I know the biscotti club would welcome you with open arms.
TheTobruk
My “recipe” (I put this in quotations because I eye-balled most things which is a pretty horrible thing to do in baking; however I didn’t have the best mood then):
500g white flour, couple of table spoons of healthy whole-grain sourdough discard I cultivated at peak rise, around 80% hydration (400g of water, but then water is also present in the discard), like 10g of salt. Tripled in size in a plastic bowl overnight, but when I dumped it for shaping it deflated massively and couldn’t hold its shape.
I did what I could with it and then plopped it into a glass container. I don’t have a dutch whatever you’re calling it. I might buy one. It sat there for about 30 min., I know it’s very little time. I know. Then baked around 40 min. at 200C.
Tastes alright, much better than it looks. The skin is crusty alright. Tastes sour, what a surprise. I think I might enjoy it nonetheless with some olive oil.
gobblegobblechumps
The only requirement to join the club is to keep at it tbh
skipjack_sushi
This is actually part of the initiation.
Golifr4u
We honestly like posts like this more, rather than the “first loaf i made, any critiques?” Followed by a picture of the most perfect loaf of bread we’ve ever seen
CommunicationWild102
We bake and we don’t judge over here
Emotional_Coyote9057
You’re one of us, pal. Everyone here has made shitty bread before. I’ve been making sourdough for years and sometimes I still make some flat ones, when I try something different and it goes wrong.
sloppymcgee
I just joined this sub. This is much friendlier than r/steak
Upper-Fan-6173
Looks like you know the secret password already so WELCOME
vitaminpyd
Welcome!!
ixxorn
we’ve all been there. you will get better and the bread will be fantastically satisfying. welcome to the club:)
AdmodtheEquivocal
Welcome aboard. No worries from anyone putting you down here. I didn’t even realize too hot water and salt could kill yeast when I started trying to bake bread.
dingusk
Welcome! Congrats on getting your worst looking sourdough out of the way. I bet it still tastes good too. My first loaf was a pancake and now I can consistently make one I’m proud of. Stick with it!
yulipetrus
If we are sharing first sourdoughs, here was my first. Severely underproofed due to a weak starter, shaped like a flat UFO and also somehow the score disappeared 😅😅😅 it’s all part of the process
19 Comments
Sure, I guess. Although I know the biscotti club would welcome you with open arms.
My “recipe” (I put this in quotations because I eye-balled most things which is a pretty horrible thing to do in baking; however I didn’t have the best mood then):
500g white flour, couple of table spoons of healthy whole-grain sourdough discard I cultivated at peak rise, around 80% hydration (400g of water, but then water is also present in the discard), like 10g of salt. Tripled in size in a plastic bowl overnight, but when I dumped it for shaping it deflated massively and couldn’t hold its shape.
I did what I could with it and then plopped it into a glass container. I don’t have a dutch whatever you’re calling it. I might buy one. It sat there for about 30 min., I know it’s very little time. I know. Then baked around 40 min. at 200C.
Tastes alright, much better than it looks. The skin is crusty alright. Tastes sour, what a surprise. I think I might enjoy it nonetheless with some olive oil.
The only requirement to join the club is to keep at it tbh
This is actually part of the initiation.
We honestly like posts like this more, rather than the “first loaf i made, any critiques?” Followed by a picture of the most perfect loaf of bread we’ve ever seen
We bake and we don’t judge over here
You’re one of us, pal. Everyone here has made shitty bread before. I’ve been making sourdough for years and sometimes I still make some flat ones, when I try something different and it goes wrong.
I just joined this sub. This is much friendlier than r/steak
Looks like you know the secret password already so WELCOME
Welcome!!
we’ve all been there. you will get better and the bread will be fantastically satisfying. welcome to the club:)
Welcome aboard. No worries from anyone putting you down here. I didn’t even realize too hot water and salt could kill yeast when I started trying to bake bread.
Welcome! Congrats on getting your worst looking sourdough out of the way. I bet it still tastes good too. My first loaf was a pancake and now I can consistently make one I’m proud of. Stick with it!
If we are sharing first sourdoughs, here was my first. Severely underproofed due to a weak starter, shaped like a flat UFO and also somehow the score disappeared 😅😅😅 it’s all part of the process
https://preview.redd.it/kjz17am7rzae1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fbf85675ea42f164a3aaa93d989e5bc4e81cab1
Its beautiful!! Well done!
We’ve all been there. Keep going 😊👍
Lmao better than mine
ONE OF US
Looks like my first loaf. My second and third, too.