Hello! First time poster in this sub
I’ve been making sourdough for about a month now with a starter that was gifted to me from a friend from work (starter is about 5 months old)
All of my loaves have been a success but this is the first that I am very happy with my crumb structure and overall process!
Recipe: (for one loaf but I doubled it to make 2)
- 335g warm water
- 500g bread flour
- 75g starter
- *let sit for an hour to hydrate the flour (fermentolyse)
- 12g fine salt
- mix until fully incorporated and do slap and folds or knead until a loose ball
- rest for 30 min and then begin stretch and folds
- 1 sets of 4 stretch and folds every 30 minuets
- 2 sets of 4 coil folds every 30 minutes
- after stretch and folds let proof on counter for an extra 1-2 hours (depending on temperature of dough)
- begin shaping once dough is jiggly, not sticky, and doubled in size – should pull away from side of the bowl easily
- dump dough onto lightly floured surface and shape into rectangle – fold dough into self in thirds – roll dough up – push and pull dough on bench to make it a circle
- let dough bench rest for 10 minutes then repeat shaping process to build tension
- transfer dough into banneton seam side up
- proof in banneton for 30 minutes
- cover and let cold proof in fridge for 12-24 hours
- when ready to bake preheat oven with Dutch oven inside to 250c
- Transfer loaf to bread sling on bench*
- score loaf and transfer to preheated Dutch oven
- spray top of loaf in Dutch oven with water to create steam
- bake for 30 mins with lid on
- bake for 10-15 mins with lid off
- Let cool for 2-3 hours
Please let me know if there’s anything I can improve on! And also if anyone can tell me why the bubbles at the bottom kind of form a line?
Thank you!
by Any-Quail3007
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Oh and I also feed my starter by eye but it’s usually around a 1:4:5 ratio 🙂
Fantastic great caramel color a good crumb perfect for loading butter onto! Congrats on a job well done!👏🏻
Great product. I believe that it will be better 🌼🌸