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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  2. Any-Quail3007

    Oh and I also feed my starter by eye but it’s usually around a 1:4:5 ratio 🙂

  3. Odd_Yard_8998

    Fantastic great caramel color a good crumb perfect for loading butter onto! Congrats on a job well done!👏🏻

  4. bakeandwalk

    Great product. I believe that it will be better 🌼🌸