First Loaf

Finally baked my first loaf after weeks of lurking and baking discard deserts.

100 g active starter

325 g warm filtered water

500g bread flour

10 g salt

Mix starter with water until well combined. Add flour, salt, and mix until shaggy ball. Cover with a towel and leave for 30-45 minutes. Do a set of stretch and folds- 4 rounds an hour between. Bulk ferment for about 12ish hours (it’s still cold here) Pre-shape and let rest for 30 minutes, then a final shape. Rice flour all over a tea towel in a colander Let it cold ferment 12 hours. Preheated my bread oven at 450 with Dutch oven inside, sprayed loaf with water after scoring, baked 35 min covered and 10 uncovered. Cooled for 2 hours before cutting.

I think I’ll increase the uncovered time to 15-20 minutes next time for more color and I would love any tips on how I can improve!!