Made my first sourdough loaf today!
I made starter on a whim about 3 weekends ago and I’ve been feeding it consistently since! Started with feeding it 1:1 AP flour with water, then whole wheat, then bread flour! Finally got to the point where it was doubling this week and figured I’d take a stab at making a loaf this weekend.
Loosely followed an online recipe from pantry mama – 375g of water, 100g of starter, 11g of salt, stretch and folds every 30 minutes for 2 hours, approximately 8 hours of bulk ferment time followed by 4 hours of cold proofing! Was way too eager and cut into it before it was completely cooled (which looking back on I should have waited!) but turned out great for the first time (I think!)
Happy to take feedback on what you think I should do/improve on for my next loaf as I’d love to bake and share with friends!
by slofs
3 Comments
Looks great! How much flour did you use?
Newbie here too. Looks really nice to me.
Very nice crumb for a first attempt! I’ve been baking them for about 5 years and it took me at least a month to develop a method which worked for me, before then they would taste nice but they were quite dense. Looks like you’ve shaped it well too.
I’m guessing based on the size of the loaf and your hydration you went with 500g of flour? 75% hydration isn’t the easiest for a newbie so again, well done!
Just keep baking them, I’d say! Try variations with buckwheat or rye for different flavour profiles, experiment with different hydrations etc and your dough handling will become even better. It’s also nice to make them for others, especially if you can consistently make them like this 🙂
Keep it up!