Bake Today

Hello! Just wanted to post this since I am proud of this bake. Made two loaves with this recipe:

– 800g Costco organic ap flour

– 200g KA golden wheat flour

– 20g salt

– 130 g starter (just used what I had)

Process:

-Mixed all ingredients together until cohesive mass.

-Cover and rest for 30 min

-Stretch and fold until dough gets tight.

-After 30 minutes, stretch and fold until dough gets tight again.

-Wait 30 minutes and coil fold x3

-Rest and left overnight to finish bulk ferment (I started this around 9pm and started preshape around 7am.) tbh I totally guessed when bulk ferment would be ready since I used less starter than usual. I had to leave the house around 8:30 am so I just prayed it would be ready around this time.

-Divide and preshape and rest for 30 minutes. I think preshape made my loaf taller. I actually never preshaped before but really noticed a difference in the oven spring because it allowed more tension in the final shape and was easier to work with.

-Shape – attempted tartine method but I think I did something similar but not quite😂 was able shape with a lot of tension at the end though and dumped in banneton.

– cold proofed for 48 hrs (didn’t have time to bake before this)

– preheated oven to 475f with lodge combo cooker. -Waited 30 more minutes after preheat so that cast iron is sufficiently preheated

– put loaf in and closed lid. I did not use ice cubes. Lower oven to 450f

– baked loaf with lid on for 30 min at 450f and lid off for 15 at 400f

Had loaf with homemade chili for Valentine’s Day😄