Sourdough Baking

<p>Sourdough bread making!</p>

Disaster!

Hi all, I baked a sourdough loaf yesterday having followed the recipe and instructions. My loaf turned out with a nice crust but...

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sourdough baking rupture

dodgy rise?

Can anyone share ideas regarding the large ruptures appearing in a recent sourdough bake? I think its moisture content but could...

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Wholegrain spelt and rye

I am trying to do whole spelt and whole rye sourdough breads. Since they do not have much gluten, how do we develop the gluten...

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For Hugo - As Requested

Hi Hugo, Here is the photo of the sliced loaf as requested. I wanted to attach it in the form of a reply but I couldn't work out...

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Hot or cold oven to start your baking?

With my general bread baking (not sourdough) over the last 30 odd years, I have always been used to getting the oven up to...

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Thanks Hugo

Hi Hugo. I have just made a spelt and whole wheat sourdough loaf from your recipe that you posted about three days ago. It is the...

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Standard sourdough

First loaves

My first loaves. The flax heaven stuck to my cloth and ended up 'flat' after I'd scraped it all off. I think the dough was too...

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Latest loaf! It came out great this time.

A good sourdough bread should open like a flower. Un bon pain au levain doit s’ouvrir comme une fleur.

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Unleavened streaks?

I've had some streaks in my bread recently. The dough on either side seems properly baked, but the streaks themselves are dense...

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Cracking Crust

I usually take my bread straight out of the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool. The "music of the bread" (loud crackling...

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