Recipe:
125g starter
310g water
400g bread flour
100g AP flour
10g salt
Mixed for 10 minutes until mostly smooth. Rest for an hour. 4 sets of stretch and folds with 30 minutes between each. Proofed/fermented for another 8 hours for a total of 11 hours bulk fermentation I think?
Shaped by kinda rolling it like a burrito and then put into the fridge. Next morning, oven at 450. Poured a little bit of water at the bottom before putting the loaf in. 450 for 40 minutes and 400 for 20. Then I waited two hours before slicing.
I'm not an expert but I think it turned out pretty well! The crust on it is pretty hard at the bottom, not sure if that's normal or not. But just looking for feedback on if it looks over fermented or any other ways I could improve!
Also any tips of how to cut through it would be great. I had a tough time cutting through the bottom crust
by LeafyBooham
28 Comments
Looks amazing
Also adding: I’m just not really sure what exactly the crumb in the inside should look like. Is it normal to have spots with the bigger holes? They seem much larger along the bottom of the bread and get smaller towards the middle/top
My feedback is that it took me a significant amount of time to achieve a loaf that good, and you should be proud of it.
Regarding the bottom crust, you can try putting a baking sheet on a rack just below your DO (or whatever you’re cooking the bread in). That sometimes keeps the bottom from cooking more quickly than the top.
(Edit: fwiw that bottom crust looks pretty good to me, but if you want it thinner try the baking sheet).
Gorgeous!
Looks absolutely perfect… Well done… Are you sure your recipe?
Looks great!
My god what a beauty
What pan?
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Perfect!! Looks great!
You ought to be proud!
Overall this is pretty solid for a sourdough loaf in general. The crumb is almost consistent maybe slightly underfermented but that’s me being nitpicky. Another 30 minutes to an hour of bulk ferment would probably fix that. To get a better rise, invest in a Dutch oven. If you really want to improve your craft, watch YouTube videos, get into the science and ratios, and/or buy a book on bread making. Keep up the good work!
Talk about some beginners luck
Amazing result, for being your first loaf! Gimme a slice 😋
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Congrats
Our loaves look super similar! I just posted mine here to share the first sourdough loaf I made with my starter that I made from scratch starting at the beginning of the year.
Very good!
The bread seems a bit dense. Could be due to low hydration, folding technique or a 1000 other things really. Extremely good for a first!
I looked up the Costco Nordicware sourdough set. You are fine. You don’t need an additional Dutch oven since the set includes a baking pot. Your loaf is gorgeous, btw.
That’s amazing, well done!
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Gorgeous. That crust is golden, crispy perfection.
Nice!!! My first loaf was actually my best so far. Lmao. It just keeps going downhill! Not sure what I’m doing wrong. But this looks fantastic to me! Awesome job!
Pretty dang good for your first!!
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I’m jealous of that ear and crumb.
Beautiful loaf