Beginners

<p>Making sourdough is easy</p>

proofing in the fridge

A couple of nights ago, my wife and I came home from an extended lunch at some friends house, and though I was planning on...

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Collapsed dough

After much experimentation I managed to get a really active starter going. Here we go, I thought! I kneaded for 15 min. The dough...

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paerlite insulation nearly done

baking bread

I need help. I bought a little pizza oven form portugal. In hopes of baking bread, I insulated it with a 4 inch layer of 5 to 1...

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very wet dough,

I have increased the hydration of my dough to improve oven spring, which as a result gives me a VERY sticky dough. I don't have a...

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Sourdough

Hi people, I´ve been trying to make a starter for several times, but it never went right. The first time I thought that it was ok...

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just a hint

Hi all, I got up this morning, my wife was already gone for work. I am a stay at home father for the next 18 weeks and have...

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What a difference a blade makes!

Hi Everyone Just incase any other beginners are struggling with slashing their loaves please be assured that a sharp blade really...

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teething problems

Hmmmm. I am having some problems. I have a extremely low tech set up in the middle of nowhere in a rural village in the tropics...

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dough stuck to cloth

This is my first sourdough bread, room for improvement I think! 60% white flour, 30% wholewheat and 10% rye

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for starters

I saw on a youtube vid that if the starter floats in water, it's a sign that there is enough activity. mine sank with my hear and...

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