Sourdough Baking

<p>Sourdough bread making!</p>

Not getting the rise I want...

All, I'm not experiencing the airy rise with my sourdough that I should be. I'm at altitude in Denver. Are there any tips you can...

Oops I boiled my starter

Hi everyone, I'm new to this website and hope to learn some new things about bread. This morning I was incredibly tired (newborn...

Very hard to slice, particularly at the botton

My bread comes out perfect, but slicing is difficult especially the bottom. I'm using an old cast iron dutch oven, wondering if...

Is my starter bad??

I am brand new to baking sourdough and I am making my starter. I have been feeding it daily and keeping it loosely covered on my...

Having trouble getting dough to hold its shape

70% hydration,. with bread flour. Plenty of folding to where I get a really strong windowpane. I do bulk fermentation in fridge...

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Good texture but no height to sourdough

Hello there, Apologies for the upside down photo - I can't seem to get it to be the right way up! - I'm on my third attempt at...

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Clear hooch?

I have a question about hooch. I've started my own sourdough starter, equal weights of filtered water and I bleached flour, and...

Sourdough starter smells bad

is it normal for a sourdough starter to smell bad within the first few days of cultivating?

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Black spots/specs on sourdough bread. Smells

Hi, I baked my sourdough after letting it rise for more than 24 hours. It is freckled with black spots that smell metallic. Chuck...

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