First “Successful” Loaf
Hey everyone! After a couple of tries I finally got what looks like a sourdough loaf, lol. I still need more practice and any tips or advice is welcomed!
I live in az and we’re already in the 100s 😅 so I’ve struggled a little to get the right proofing, bf, and ratios of ingredients. My biggest issue has been not knowing when it’s done bf. With this loaf it rose and had bubbles however it wasn’t “jiggly” and it was on the sticky side. I think the whole process from the moment I started mixing to stretch and folds to letting it sit out to bf was about 6ish hours. Then I put it in the fridge and got busy, so it was in there for a little over a day. I also don’t have a Dutch oven and did the method with the tray of water, I baked it for about 25 mins with the tray the took it out and let it brown for 30 mins. And then I waited over a day to cut it open. I will say that the bread was very hard to cut so I’m not sure if that’s my fault or just something that happens since it’s homemade bread.
Ingredients:
50g starter
350g water
500g flour
10g salt
I saw this recipe on tik tok and it was by someone who also lives in az because the one I had used previously had more water and it was just a sticky mess.
Thank you to anyone who takes the time to read and comment!