Sourdough

[Umpty Candy]

I confess, I have a marvelous little starter I feed daily and bake bread with it quite regularly. Bread and pizza mostly, pancakes too with the throwaway stuff..The current one is from San Fransisco, USA. I got a bargain German made grain mill so I usually get local organic (landrace? pre-modern era) wheat berries from a local healthfood store and grind my own fresh flour. That said the stores have a wider selection of flours these days as baking as a hobby during covid lockdowns seem to be a thing to do for quite many people and thats great for me too !!

(pic not mine, nicked it from the web, courtesy to u/RYouNotEntertained on Reddit)

Anyone else love making sourdough bread? My 2 favorites are jalapeno-cheddar ⬆️and olives-hazelnut ⬇️ combos with 20% wholewheat 80% AP, hydration usually 90´s ...

(courtesy Perfect Loaf ) I add pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts depending on mood..

 

[Idlewilder]

I haven’t made sourdough but have been making my own no-knead bread since the pandemic. I’d love any tips you can share on getting started with sourdough

 

[Umpty Candy]

I am a beginner really, started by making my own starter with just water and flour, 50/50 in weight, let it stay covered over my fridge for a few days until it started frothing and smelling sweetish/sour, the fed it daily with the same ratio discarding 80% of the old one away... Nowadays I use dried one based which I ordered from Ed Wood´s but have since gotten hold of fresh ones from local restaurants and bakeries.. Those I dried for future use and backup.. As you are experienced with no-knead style transition from bakers yeast is not steep curve to learn at all.. Ed Wood´s site has a recipe section which I think is useful.

 

[Willie]

I confess, I have a marvelous little starter I feed daily and bake bread with it quite regularly. Bread and pizza mostly, pancakes too with the throwaway stuff..The current one is from San Fransisco, USA. I got a bargain German made grain mill so I usually get local organic (landrace? pre-modern era) wheat berries from a local healthfood store and grind my own fresh flour. That said the stores have a wider selection of flours these days as baking as a hobby during covid lockdowns seem to be a thing to do for quite many people and thats great for me too !!

(pic not mine, nicked it from the web, courtesy to u/RYouNotEntertained on Reddit)

Anyone else love making sourdough bread? My 2 favorites are jalapeno-cheddar ⬆️and olives-hazelnut ⬇️ combos with 20% wholewheat 80% AP, hydration usually 90´s ...

(courtesy Perfect Loaf ) I add pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts depending on mood..

Awesome! Choosing between those 2 loaves would be tough.

 

[Umpty Candy]

Nice looking, but too much flour in the basket.. I have since moved to rice flour, doesn´t stick so much, lacks sticky glutein..

 

[Umpty Candy]

Not the best looking, but tasted great.

 

[BH]

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Not the best looking, but tasted great.

id tap that anyday , good job

 

[Umpty Candy]

id tap that anyday , good job

Thanks bro. This hobby teaches me patience, like growing does. I have now learned to wait until the time is right before baking it. The key is not to start baking when hungry or with munchies, for that I use bakers yeast.

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

Where's the butter!
Sourdough is one of our many ferments around the counter.

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

This is the active portion of the 2 qts of starter we gotta start usin up.
The pancakes have been delicious!

 

[Hitch]

This is the active portion of the 2 qts of starter we gotta start usin up.
The pancakes have been delicious! View attachment 109275

Sweet! I finally tossed mine after 3 years. I just got tired of it. Regrets.

 

[Psychobilly]

Awesome! Choosing between those 2 loaves would be tough.

Nah I'd just eat them both. I have a thing for Bread.

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

Well, we've got a well raised batch of sourdough that's been sittin for 16 hours.
It's tripled in size, now to knead it for 10 minutes, divide into a couple loaf pans to rise and double again and then into the oven at 350 for 32 minutes.
I can't wait to fill the house with that smell!

 

[Brokehoe]

Killing it @Skunky Dunk Farms
I've always wanted to try.
You going to have to make me some instructionals on a few things. (Wine, bread, canning)

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

Killing it @Skunky Dunk Farms
I've always wanted to try.
You going to have to make me some instructionals on a few things. (Wine, bread, canning)

I'll be starting a batch sauerkraut in the mornin! Lol.

 

[Psychobilly]

I'll be starting a batch sauerkraut in the mornin! Lol.

Wait you can make Bread AND Sauerkraut????

 

[UncleB]

I'll be starting a batch sauerkraut in the mornin! Lol.

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

2 loaves ready to go in the oven.

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

Took a pint of starter out and fed it this mornin and it's pissed off!
Active starter I'd say.