Sourdough Baking

Tartine Loaf Problems

Hello, I would really appreciate some help troubleshooting my last bake. I’ve been baking sourdough loaves successfully for the...

Frustrated with lack of oven spring

I know this is a worn-out topic, but I am baffled as to why I cannot get my dough to spring in the oven. I am following some of...

Dough not rising

Hello, I am very new to sourdough baking. I have yet to make a successful loaf. My starter process went great. It’s all bubbly...

pancake loaves

I am kind of struggling with my sourdough baking, I love doing it, but my loaves are so inconsistent its getting a bit...

pizza troubles

People say you can't beat a good sourdough pizza. Until now I've made the workhorse loaf from seriouseats and made enough dough...

Spontaneous, "starterless" sourdough

I have been experimenting with very long, slow rise times i.e. 12 hour autolyse then add very small amount of starter (flour in...

12 hour autolyse question to those who experience it

Hello all, This is my first post although I've been a stalker for a while. So I begin my autolyse as I elaborate my starter that...

Converting a recipe that uses commercial yeast to a sourdough recipe

Have you found a great bread recipe that uses commercial yeast and you want to convert it to one made with sourdough starter?...

Starter separating into two layers

Hello, My starter has been on the go for a week and I have been discarding half and feeding it every day for the past 5 days. The...

Gluten free sourdough and Oven spring- a Contradiction in terms?

Any thoughts about how to increase any real oven spring for gluten free sourdough bread? I work with my own delicious starter...