Watch me bake my first sourdough loaf! I was terrified the entire time



by lora__12

18 Comments

  1. If it’s pale, don’t be afraid to throw it back in the oven. You can rarely over-bake bread other than the outside burning

  2. McChillbone

    Broil isn’t the move there.

    Looks overbaked on top and under baked on the sides. Just keep it baking at the same temp with the lid off.

  3. Individual_Piano5054

    Wery nice loaf, even better without sound.

  4. chefnikky1997

    Baking the bread with the lid off is the correct way to go at the same temp. When you broil it, it just burns the top. You never want to broil bread unless you’re melting cheese onto it. Then it’s ok to do so but other than that, just keep the temp the same and give it time, it will get brown. Oven should be 450F to 500F as bread likes to be cooked high and fast.

  5. LiefLayer

    I suggest you to remove it from the parchment paper after you open the back, it will get a much better color.

  6. hillbillyheartattack

    Why did you broil it? Was it part of the recipe you followed? I’ve never seen that suggested.

  7. Emilio_Molestevez

    Cut it warm you better finish it. I did that my first time and the remaining bread sank in o itself from the moisture and heat. I always let them sit for a few hours before cutting into them.

    Looks great!

  8. Emilio_Molestevez

    – 500F for 20 min
    – Remove lid
    – 450F for 20 min.

  9. Appropriate_View8753

    It looks like the parchment paper is insulating the side of the loaf.

  10. lora__12

    Hi Everyone! i will cut the parchment paper smaller to prevent it from not cooking the sides. I followed a TikTok recipe for baking times but do agree that it would benefit from longer cook time to get more brown. As for the broil I thought it was done baking and wanted some more colour to it.

  11. Pearl_necklace_333

    Looks great, now send me slice so I can be sure.

  12. ExistingHelicopter82

    What kind of flour are you using?

  13. caffeineandcycling

    Don’t become one of those ridiculous AI TikTok accounts. Please, for the love all things

  14. LordFocus

    There’s a reason you didn’t show the bottom and I’m not trying to make you feel bad 😂

    My wife is on a sourdough journey as well and like others have said, we bake it the whole time on the same temp but just take the lid off. To help with the bottom not getting rock hard and over-baked, we started putting rice at the bottom to help create a barrier. We tried putting a tray under the Dutch oven as some suggest but ended up getting the best results doing both that and the rice.

    Congrats on the bread though! It looks springy and delicious!