My first loaf🥹

It was delicious! Much better than I anticipated.

My starter is only about 15 days old. For the first nine days, I fed the starter every 24 hours in a 1:2:2 ratio. On day 9 it started doubling in four hours, so I switched to 12 hour feedings in a 1:1:1 ratio. I only feed the starter with King Arthur unbleached bread flour and warm water. Here’s the recipe I used!

150g starter

350g water

500g flour

12g salt

Mix the dough until shaggy with your hands or a dough whisk leaving no dry flour

Cover and let rest for one hour

Do first set of stretch and folds, and let rest for 30 mins covered on counter. Repeat this process 3 more times. (The last 2 times I did coil folds)

After the final set of stretch and folds, cover and rest on counter or warm spot for 4 to 6 hours or until dough is jello-y and jiggly, shows visible bubbles under the surface, and rises 50-70%. (mine was complete at three hours because of the temperature of my house)

Preheat the oven to 450° with the Dutch oven inside.

While the oven is preheating, lightly flour a surface, pour the dough out and gently form a rectangle while preserving the airiness of the dough

Do a 3-part fold over along the short side of the rectangle forming a log, and roll the dough tightly away from you, forming a ball.

Perform push and pulls until the dough is tight and holds the shape. Cover and let rest on the counter until it is done preheating (~30min).

If needed, reshape the dough performing more pushing pulls if necessary.

Flour a square piece of parchment paper and transfer the dough to it. Lightly flour the top of the dough and score.

Transfer the parchment paper and dough to the preheated Dutch oven and bake 25 min covered and then 25min uncovered