First pic was my first ever loaf (I think we’ve all been there at some point lol) and the last pic was my loaf from today— a boule— which I haven’t made in a while. Ears are really not my strong suit but I kinda like mine without ears as they hurt my mouth while eating. My old bakes had been gummy and dense and just way too sour.
I don’t bake as often as I did when I was just starting/mastering my sourdough, but from experience and now knowing my style and craft, I can get consistent results. My skills took off when I moved to Europe and got a starter from a bakery here. Sixth pic until the last pic are my bakes from the new starter. My loaves are not Instagram perfect but they have been the best they’ve ever been since I started on this journey 5 years ago.
My doughs are around 70%-72% hydration. Ask me a question, leave some constructive criticism/advice, or whatever!
by chasinggoose
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These look gorgeous! Do you have a recipe that has come to be your tried and true for a standard loaf?
Those lil’ blisters in pic 13 😙🤌
Wonderful progress.
We (OH and me) started in Lockdown. Binge-watched youtube sourdough channels… obsessively wrote up instructions and timetables, which we followed to the letter! Each bake became a very enjoyable competition.
All these years (5?) later, I’m the sourdough baker, no long lists of steps, tick-sheets and wotnots. Still bake very regularly and LOVE seeing other bakers’ results.
Thank you, I really enjoyed your photos!
*I do possess bannettons of all shapes and sizes, cookbooks, lames, Dutch ovens, Danish whisks, spatulas of all sizes, flour – so MANY flours – and various grains/seeds/nuts, thermometers. But no wotnots lol!*
BREAD PORN!
You are absolutely killing it. Great work
Awesome! Pic 7 has perfect distribution of the mix-ins. Great job. Paul Hollywood would be proud.
I want to eat these through the phone, absolutely stunning! Can I ask what flour you use? I’ve been having trouble finding flour in Austria.
I can see 3 faces in the last picture haha
That’s awesome. I’m still on the regular bread route but need to step in sourdough.
Nice! What was the biggest change to make your loaves less gummy/sour?
That chocolate loaf is a thing of beauty.
They’re all beautiful, but I think #10 just convinced me to start my own journey.
Glorious 😍
I love your creations!!