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new member

Hi, i've just joined. I found this place as i came on a search to expand my sourdough repertoire. I live in the UK, i've made...

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Thanks, and progress....

I just signed up today to say a quick "thanks" to all of you who freely exchange ideas, share recipes & techniques, and just...

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Hopes Are High

I have gotten a lot of good bread recipes from here. Baking is a passion of mine. But I have to say that also football is to. It'...

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Oil on the loaf during baking?

As I struggle with getting good crusts I have been wondering, what would happen if after the inital bake with steam, you sprayed...

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multiseed bread with chia?

Hi All, I've been quite successful in baking my first sourdough breads using Dan Lepard's instructions and I'm very keen to try...

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Shaping opens up during final rise and baking

Another (of the many!) problems I am having is that seam at the bottom created during shaping opens up. The result is that after...

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Stretch and fold during bulk fermentation?

I have read some methods that suggest regular 'stir downs' or stretch and folds during bulk fermentation, every 30-60mins. Some...

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crunchy crust

Crumb is good, flavor good but crust is much too hard. Do not have a brush with salted water as recipe described for a "chewier"...

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same ol' newbie problem with starter :(

HI there, Thankyou for having syuch a great site. I developed a yen for making sourdough, however am having a problem...

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latest loaf

Final dough oozes and spreads, hard to slash

My latest problem... I am using the beginners recipe 500/330 with a 60% hydration starter (I feed it with 100:60 flour:water,...

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