Hello! Finally made the plunge of making sourdough and I must say, I am so impressed by you all. This is TRULY a labor of love. This is my first loaf, could you please give me some feedback? I thought it tasted amazing but always wanting to improve. Besides my god awful scoring, does the cross section look ok?
Thank you 🙂
I used 1000grams of flour, 750 grams of water and 220 grams of active starter. I got dehydrated starter which feels like l'm cheating but every time I made my own it molded and I would have a breakdown I folded every hour about 7 times. I then proofed in the fridge for about 20 hours. I then baked it in a cast iron at 500 degrees for 20 minutes and then another 26 min uncovered at 450 (I also put a baking sheet underneath at this point to prevent from burning, not sure if that's necessary?)
by ItsjustaFearBoner
12 Comments
It looks like….something some people would love to bury their face in 😏
Looks great! I would lower your hydration a bit since you are using a decent amount of starter! Maybe try 70% instead of 75% and be a little tough with it on those folds to build a little more gluten and spring. Absolutely great job my friend!
I hate you. 😂
You know what? It’s a beautiful loaf, even if it was your 100th. I would slather some apple butter on a slice or 5 of that happily.
🍑🍑
Looks good to me if that loaf came out of my oven. I would be over the moon.
I should call her
Might I add that for your first loaf the inclusions are pretty! My first look like it was the victim of a bad autopsy lol
It looks amazing
That’s a damn fine effort. Keep going! It’s an adventure that’ll take some surprising and interesting turns as you try different things. You’ll build an obsession with scanning shelves of flour, working with your timings, dealing with the temperature changes with the seasons, developing that “feel” as you work your dough. Your starter and loaves will develop a personality as you go further on your journey. It’s a ride, enjoy it!!
I should call her
Unbelievable. Well draw. I have a huge problem with this bread. It’s that? You haven’t made it for me sooner.
Because if you had drew and I would know how bad you are at baking bread, that’s bad.
When I say bad, I mean, Michael Jackson, bad.
He looked really, really bad at the end of his life.
You don’t know if I liked the bread or not. Well, let’s put it this way. Pack your dutch ovens, get up. You’re off the show
Because, You should be working in the finest bakeries in the world.