Followed Tartines country bread recipe with guidance from The Sourdough Journey! https://tartinebakery.com/stories/country-bread
Bulk fermented for ~5.5 hours at 78-80 degrees – satisfied the following checks: not sticky, jiggly, pulled from the edge of the bowl. Starter is a new home grown starter (15 days old at time of bulk ferment; has been doubling in size for a full week)
Baked in a Dutch oven (preheated for 30 mins at 500) lid on for 20, lid off for 30 (until I was happy with the color). Crumb is a little gummy and the bottom was very difficult to slice through 😂 toasted my slice and she is delicious! Slightly tangy
by Any-Woodpecker6243
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Used KAF Organic bread flour and stop and shop brand whole wheat.
ETA:
– 5 stretch and folds during bulk ferment
– final proof was in the fridge overnight
– added ice cubes to my DO during baking
This is a great first loaf. Nothing to roast
What kind of loser makes a perfect loaf on their first try amirite?! Everyone point and laugh at this beautiful bread!
Looks great! I prefer a more open crumb but this looks delicious. How’s it taste?
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Yours looks great!! These two our my firsts. My son said the one on the bottom tasted really good. I do not have a cut picture. I am going to cut the top one later to see how it came out. I have another loaf in the fridge waiting to be baked. Now to figure out how to make mini loaves.
Crumb looks great and well-fermented. Great job as your 1st loaf! I personally prefer this over the super open crumb and it’s usually what I aim for when baking my loaves.
That looks amazing! Congrats! One trick I read about and have since tried, I put a pizza stone on the rack below the rack my bread is sitting on. The bottom still gets browned, but isn’t that hard and crunchy like when I don’t use the pizza stone. ( I’m pretty sure I read you can use a pan with some water in it if you don’t have a pizza stone)
Roast?
holes too small