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First loaf, to one of my more recent ◡̈

1 loaf – double for 2

500g flour
350g warm-ish filtered water
Sit 1 hour

110g starter
Crab claw motion to mix
10g salt
Splash of filtered water
Claw to mix again
Cover and sit for 10 min
Stretch and fold motions for 10 min
Cover and sit 1 hour

Stretch and 4-fold every hour until doubled in size
About 4 hours usually (4 stretch and folds)

Looking for bubbles and jiggly movement
Flour surface
Pour dough into flour
Fold into itself to form ball
Let sit for 10min
Prep banatons
Coat with flour
Flip dough ball upside down with scraper
Stretch into rough rectangle
Hot dog fold rectangle
Roll away from you
Scrape and flip into banaton (bottom becomes top)
Coat with flour
Let sit for 1 hour
(Can sit in fridge for 48 hours)
Poke and look for slow bounce-back

Oven to 500°
Dutch oven in during preheat
Leave loafs in fridge until baking
Sprinkle with flour
Flip on to paper or baking liner
Sprinkle with flour
Score bread
500° and 20min lid on
Drop temp to 450° for 30-35min
Keep an eye on color
Internal temp should be 205°-210°F
Cool completely before cutting