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Hello Dear Sourdough community members, I am a newcomer to the world of sourdough, and I have followed the directions on this web...
Hello - just wondering if anyone can offer any advice - I created a batch of starter on Sunday using equal quantities of organic...
Hi all, I've just joined the forum after reading it for ages. I have a bag of Shipton Mill Swiss Dark flour in the cupboard, and...
Hi Guys, Been reading through your forums and following the excellent beginners guide on the front page... I've now got myself a...
Not sure which subforum this goes in, but I figured I'd put it here since it is an ingredient. :) I had some whole grain flour in...
Can I sprout and roast buckwheat instead of barley to make some malted grains for adding to my flour? Will this work the same, or...
Hi Everyone, These recipes don't exactly fit with the definition of sourdough agreed upon here, but as examples of spontaneous...
Over in another thread, Normbake asks about Dan Lepard's The Handmade Loaf. I'm lifting over comments on the book to this new...
I have a copy of Dan Lepards' book for sale. By not paying attention I managed to order two copies of this beautifully produced...
After reading LeadDog's and Davo's posts here , I thought we could have a whole thread to talk about Stiff vs Liquid Starter...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhpxkGB1OyY Watch this guys recipe 100% flour 50% water(!!!!!) 7.5% sugar 2% salt 5% fresh yeast...
Does anyone know the typical lifespan of a yeast organism in baking? I am also interested in knowing if sourdough yeasts and...
The quality of ingredients have an inevitable reflection on your final product? The question is when have you gone too far? I...
This last week I've been trying the Gosselin extended autolyse. I mix up flour and water and let it sit cool for 12 hours. While...
I'm going to be moving interstate shortly, and will be without a fridge or the means to feed my starter (or sourdough, i get...
Here's an extreme exmple of a half married loaf made using the "rapid dough" method. I hadn't seen an example of this for a long...
Well, I think the discussion about the idea of preserving the authenticity of food is interesting. Personally, I just can't agree...
I thought I'd post this topic as it did arise in another thread. Some bread made today exhibits the practice clearly. Below; two...
If I may, where does the application of refrigeration to a dough fit into this paradigm? Refrigerating a sourdough is a newer...
Hey Danubian, JohnD, and others... I didn't want to take up Della's space on molds, but you guys were actually getting into very...
Hi, new to this board. I have been making sourdough with Alaska sourdough (supposedly from the Gold Rush days). Recently, I have...
I've received a new batch of organic white flour and it's really sluggish. I keep a regular feeding schedule and normally have no...
Hi I'm new to the forum. I'm a homebaker and I bake all my bread. Recently I started making sourdough bread. They were OK: Now I...
Anyboby know how much diastatic malt is the right amount - what percentage, etc. I'm not interested so much in it's taste as I am...
I have a question (oh no!!). I'm seriously thinking about getting a walk in cooler to retard my doughs. I've only ever retarded...
