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<p>Making sourdough is easy</p>
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First Loaf

Just made my first loaf, it seems very dense compared to they loaves I usually buy. Tastes ok though and toasts up beautifully...

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Sourdough IS easy

Just a quick thanks, I followed the method from this site for making my own starter. It works a treat, lives in my fridge and...

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Adjusting for summer?

I bake sourdough almost every day in my bread machine (3 kids under 6 don't allow for kneading!). I was getting a great,...

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From cook to baker

Most people believe that a restaurant cook, a baker and a pastry cook are about the same. I'd tell them that we have one really...

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Dense Bread

Hi, I have been making sourdough pancakes and waffles for some time and have recently wanted to start getting into sourdough...

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Weekly Feeding & Hooch

I aquired my starter from one that my grandfather kept and used for close to 60 years. He typically would use it 1-2 times a...

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My first Sourdough loaf...

Well it has been an interesting road with the Starter, I had a batch that smelt like vomit so had to discard that lot, then I...

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Russian rye

Family collapse laughing at collapsed dough — please help!

Many years ago, I used to make a fairly successful 100% wholegrain rye. The recipe called it a 'russian sourdough', and it was a...

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First few goes

Hi folks, Now have a very lively culture brewing in too many jars and taking up too much space in a fridge that is very petite. I...

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Baking in microwave

Hi, Everytime I bake a dough in my microwave, I dont get the sponge effect. Rather it becomes crispy. Can anyone please tell me...

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