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My first sourdough this year
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My first sourdough this year


I have tried to make sourdough in the past but it was never as good due to my lack of patience and ADHD 😄. This year I made a new starter and decided to make a loaf and I was patient throughout the process. I followed Joshua Weissman's starter recipe and it turned out great. 90g of starter 350g of water 10g of salt and around 6 hours of bulk fermentation. I did three sets of stretch and folds during the first three hours of bulk fermentation. I shaped it and then cold proofed for 11 hours in the fridge. This is the longest cold proof I've ever managed to do and I'm surprised by how much of a difference it makes. Over all I'm really happy with my loaf although I believe it can always be improved. Tips are welcome! 🤗

by mondorosa

8 Comments

  7. Aman-9191

    That looks so beautiful 😍… I’m making my first ever loaf tomorrow, my dough is still in bulk fermentation stage but it didn’t look as bubbly during the folding so I’m not hoping for greatness 😭

  8. mondorosa

    Edit: I only now realised that I left some things out when I was typing this out. I used 500g of bread flour. I baked it in a preheated dutch oven. The dutch oven was preheated for 45 minutes prior to baking at 527 F (275C) which is max temperature of my oven. I scored it straight out of the fridge and transferred into the hot dutch oven, baked covered for 20 minutes with the fan on and then took the lid off lowered the temperature to about 420 F and baked for additional 30 minutes until the bottom sounded hollow when tapped. Waited until it cooled completely before I cut into it. Also I followed Joshua Weissman’s starter guide that is available on his YouTube channel.