My daughter's first loaf! She caught the wild sourdough culture all by herself, this is it's first loaf attempt, too. It was a little cold in here today and we just didn't have enough time to proof it fully, so I think the loaf is going to be dense, but it sure does smell good!
It's so interesting, I used to make sourdough from a wild culture, back when we lived at our old house. I don't know if it's the location or the person, but my sourdough starter smelled like bananas, and her's smells like weak beer.
We tried the directions from https://www.theperfectloaf.com/beginners-sourdough-bread/ . I sure did not like the directions for after the autolyse step, it was nearly impossible to get the starter and the autolyse mixed together. Next time I'll just mix everything together using a tangzhong technique like I'm used to.
by alliquay
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Oh the joy! Congratulations 🎉
Well, we cut into it. It definitely needed longer proofing! But the flavor is good and the crust is crackly and delicious. Next time, we’ll steal the heating pad and use it to proof things faster. This one proofed for 8 hours on the register, obviously not long enough.
Congratulations! You should be very proud. Keep it up and show us all your future loaves! I also think a wild culture is very cool.
This is exciting! Hope she enjoys baking bread more and more in the future 😄