Sourdough Bread Attempts

zysmith · Posted: Thu Apr 07 11 1:47 am Post subject:

How did you get them to the right size and shape, free-form or did you use some kind of a ring mold?
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Tom C · Posted: Thu Apr 07 11 4:03 am Post subject:

patruns · Posted: Thu Apr 07 11 4:06 am Post subject:

Tom C · Posted: Thu Apr 07 11 4:29 am Post subject:

patruns · Posted: Fri Apr 08 11 2:12 am Post subject:

Thanks Tom!
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Tom C · Posted: Thu May 02 13 9:16 am Post subject:

Hi guys,

I couldn't help posting an update on my original post. The original post in this thread showed my first ever sourdough loaf.

Like with all things, practice earns experience and better results. Below are some of my latest loaves.

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patruns · Posted: Thu May 02 13 11:34 pm Post subject:

Very nice Tom! Smile

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Tom C · Posted: Fri May 03 13 2:17 am Post subject:

Thanks patruns!
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lantern · Posted: Fri May 03 13 3:28 am Post subject:

I've been going light on the bread with my current diet/exercise routine........good grief that looks goooood!!!

Mikey P's BBQ · BBQ Fan Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Posts: 154 Location: SW Oh-io

Any hints on your recipe?? Those loves look delicious!

Kurt_W · BBQ Fan Joined: 27 Apr 2011 Posts: 165 Location: SWTx

my biggest prob is I'm only home 1 day and gone 2....
tuff for planning.
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Tom C · Posted: Mon Sep 30 13 10:09 am Post subject:

Mikey P's BBQ,

I'm really sorry that I didn't see your request for a recipe sooner.

I usually weigh all of my recipes but made up this simplified version.

1.5 cups of starter at 166% (166% is a starter that is fed equal parts of water and flour by volume).
1.25 cups of water
5.25-5.5 cups of flour
2 tsp of salt

For this recipe I used KA AP flour instead of KA bread flour and did not autolyese.
I placed the starter in a bowl, added the water and salt and finally added and mixed the flour. I went up to 5.25 cups of flour and the dough was still a little wetter than I’m used to. This may have been because of the AP verses the bread flour but I’m not sure. It could have easily taken another half cup of flour but I went with it as it was.

After mixing I started a stretch and fold process for 2.5 hours folding every half hour.
Then I formed the dough into a ball and let it set uncovered for 30 min. I misted the inside of a Tupperware bowl with water and coated it with rice flour.
At the end of 30 minutes I reformed the loaf into the final Boule shape and placed it in the bowl and covered it for 30 minutes more. I then placed the whole thing in the refrigerator for 12 hours.

I then pulled the dough out to final proof for two hours.
You can bake on a pizza stone or bake in a Dutch oven.

For a dutch oven, heat the oven to 425°F with the Dutch oven inside. Use of the Dutch oven had an advantage in that I didn’t have to preheat my baking stone for an hour.
I used the Dutch oven just like I would my baking stone and roasting lid. I placed the lid on for 18 minutes then finished baking without the lid until the bread was to the color I wanted.
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SoEzzy · Posted: Mon Sep 30 13 12:18 pm Post subject:

Baking bread in your oven in a Dutch Oven is actually a really simple addition to your cooking / baking techniques, that also adds a number of great possibilities, preheat the DO, don't preheat, add water for steam, don't add water etc.

It doesn't matter if it's a cheap and cheerful piece of no name CI or a Lodge, Wagner or Le Creuset.
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Tom C · Posted: Mon Sep 30 13 12:53 pm Post subject:

This was the result the last time I used my dutch oven to bake bread using the recipe above.

Dough just placed in heated dutch oven. Next I placed it in the oven with the lid on for 18 min.

After 18 min I pull the lid and bake uncovered until the desired color is reached or until about 200°F internal.

Just pulled from the oven.

Ready for some butter!
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