I think I finally did it

Hello my fellow sourdough bakers!

A couple weeks ago I started with baking myself. So far I have made around 15 loaves, but the last one really made me proud.

I am using slightly customized recipe from Joshua Weissman but what really made the difference was the proofing table from The Sourdough Journey – I really can’t recommend this enough to beginners as it completely takes put any guesswork and improves consistency.

Levain:
– 18g starter
– 18g bread flour
– 18g whole wheat flour
– 36g water

Dough:
– 500g (450g bread flour, 50g whole wheat)
– 90g levain
– 12g salt
– 325g water
– 4g bread seasoning (optional)

Process:
1) I prepare levain at around midnight
2) Next morning autolyse flour and water for 1 hour
3) Add levain, mix and wait 30min
4) Add salt and knead for 10min (I use a standing mixer with dough hook to do the work)
5) Put in proofing bowl, wait 30min
6) Do 3 sets of stretch and folds, spaced 45min apart
7) Do 3 sets of coil folds, spaced 30min apart
8) Wait for it do reach desired BF volume
9) Preshape, bench rest, shape, put in proofing basket and in the fridge for 12-16 hours
10) Next morning I preheat oven and ceramic bread baker to 250C
11) Score, put one ice cube for good luck and bake for 25min at 230C
12) Remove the lid and bake for another 15min at 200C
13) Remove from oven, put bread on cooling rack and restrain myself from cutting it for another 5 hours 🙂

Please rate and wish me luck with the next one