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My loaves

Latest effort. This time the first loaf made with the starter that Mum began cultivating at the same time as my own. She came to...

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don't I need a sponge?

hey there, I recently purchased 2 awesome books on sourdoughs: "wild sourdoughs" by Yoke Mardewi, and "classic sourdoughs" by Ed...

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1st loaf.  Rye/spelt

First Loaf

Well after a thorough refresh, my troublesome rye starter still had those acetone fumes but I tasted it and it wasn't at all...

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starter travel pack

I know this topic has been done before and I did try to search for it - unsucessfully... so, here goes... I want to take part of...

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retarding dough and going to bed

Hi, I am making my first loaves of whole wheat sourdough with a nice fresh active rye starter. I am using freshly ground organic...

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Noob-My starter smells like nail polish remover.

Hi Folks, So my starter is just over a week old-it's quite active and doubles in volume after a feed but it smells much like nail...

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Rye Flour vs White Starter / Rye Flour in Dough

gday all, first time poster, long time reader, 6 month baker... re my starter: ive been baking with a rye starter that i was...

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flour, protein, starter

Hi all, My question is about the protein in flour and its effect on my starter. My starter is 5 month old. I used to use plain...

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Starter--Basil leaves

Somewhere in the wee hours of the morning i read something about Greek bread and basil leaves as part of a starter, but now i can...

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low sodium breads

My brother has been diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure and so is trying to modify his diet to include less salt,...

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