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  • Need Help - first loaf

    Hi all I'm new to the forum and new to baking. Its not really my strongest point but I decided I would try to make a sourdough! I...

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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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  • ugly bulge

    Too much oven spring

    Hi, I've been making sourdough for a couple of years now and absolutely love it. One problem that I cant seem to overcome is my...

    10 comments
  • Sourdough Citroën H Van

    Hi everyone, We are a small artisan bakery in Suffolk, England. We just launched a mobile bread shop in an old Citroën Van and...

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  • very wet dough,

    I have increased the hydration of my dough to improve oven spring, which as a result gives me a VERY sticky dough. I don't have a...

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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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  • Sourdough

    Hi people, I´ve been trying to make a starter for several times, but it never went right. The first time I thought that it was ok...

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  • Suffocated starter

    Yesterday my starter became acidic smelling so I knew that if I took a portion to feed then by tomorrow it would be nice and...

  • sticky dough

    For some reason ... my bread dough is sticky .. after it's rise ... so when i bake it is does not rise properly ... should i put...

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  • Does my starter need more time to ripe?

    Finally I've got my starter and made my first sourdough bread ( ? ) without using commercial yeasts. It looks good , but I think...

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  • Starting a starter

    I am new to this forum having found it doing a web search. Yesterday I got the sourdough bug again and decided to get a starter...

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  • sourdough starter

    I stared a starter (new to this) and want to make waffles with it. I followed a recipe that required a yeast packet with warm...

    2 comments
  • Brioche Mousseline

    Breads and Brioche

    Hi everyone, Really great website. Thankyou very much indeed. I've been making all sorts of breads and cakes for years. It is...

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  • Artisan baking work experience in the UK

    Hi, my boyfriend is really into sourdough baking and he's extremely good. His birthday is coming up and I was thinking about...

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  • Microbial Terroir

    I have noticed a lot of publicity recently given over to Dave Chang of Monofuko & Lucky Peach fame & his espousal of...

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  • Question about crumb

    Hello everyone, I hope you can answer this question. I recently made a loaf of sourdough bread. The flour was white, in leached,...

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  • Chastened

    The other day an Italian gentleman visited my bakery and asked me if I could bake his favorite bread from Milan the Michette (...

    15 comments
  • Bread pod

    Bread pod

    I'm in the middle of my first loaf for and have just left the dough to rise. I've put it in a 'bread pod' - the mixing bowl used...

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  • Help needed

    I have a no kneadking receipe using a Dutch oven that has great oven spring. However when i am changing my method with an...

    1 comment
  • Changing cultures

    Hi, I'm about to start my first sourdough starter and have a question. I am wondering what happens to the culture when you change...

    4 comments
  • Latest loaves and thoughts on kneading

    I have been baking for a bit over six months. I posted a while back that buying a rolling pin to gently roll the dough before...

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  • progress and lessons learnt

    My latest and I think best loaf so far. A little over 3 months, with much help from Farinam especially! I have learnt a few...

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  • Sourdough Starter

    I am an amatuer baker and have been doing so for about a year and a half. My question is, I have a sourdough starter that I have...

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  • Oven inside or out?

    We're planning a small-scale bakery in a shed - total size less around 90 sq m, in two rooms so one will remain cooler for...

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  • my crust breaks

    hey guys my crust break in a funny way - sideways - all the side breaks together. these are 100% spelt sourdough breads...

    5 comments

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