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  • Bread Calculator

    Hey there, first post! I made a little bread calculator that uses bakers percentages to scale a recipe up/down, calculate final...

  • First sourdough loaf

    Hi everyone! I'm Cheryl, I live in Queensland Australia. I have baked bread for many years, but this is my first sourdough loaf...

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  • sourdough newbie

    hello, i'm laura and i am brand new to the world of sourdough! i just started my starter right after christmas. pictured is my...

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  • Hi, I'm new here

    Hi everyone. I'm new here and just wanted to say hi. My name is Kitty. I started my starter seven years ago but have really only...

  • Learning to slash high hydration dough.

    Steam and temperature seem to be more useful that my technique but I am trying to learn the lame instead of scissors or serated...

  • Preservation of dry starter

    Good day All, Very new to the whole scene, but a quick question on the best way to preserve a starter culture in the long term...

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  • Yet another heavy damp loaf

    I just got back into making Sourdough after a 10 year hiatus. I started by making my own sourdough starter. The first time I got...

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  • Sourdough starter

    Ive been feeding my starter twice a day for 11 days now. bubbles great no rise. Can I put to rest in fridge at this point. Reason...

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  • Breaking Many Rules!

    I think I am one of the luckiest bakers, but I'm concerned sometimes that my tendency to improvise may cause me to miss some...

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  • Starter issue?

    I have a sourdough starter that I began around Thanksgiving. I have been feeding it daily as I was not ready in my kitchen to...

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  • Sourdough rolls

    Hello fellow bakers. Can anyone tell me what to use to prove rolls to keep their shape? I have bannetons for full sized loaves...

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  • Starter Has Gone Still

    Hi there, I'm on day five on my starter - last night was the first day that emptied out most of the starter and refreshed it with...

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  • Is it still safe to use

    Hello everyone. I found my sourdough with a lots of little black dots. a photo attached. Is it still safe to use? is it moldy?...

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  • Sour Dough Starter

    My bread from my sour dough starter is no longer rising. This recipe was given to me several years ago. To feed the starter every...

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  • Calling Whole-wheat bakers

    I've been working with sourdough for two years now and bake almost exclusively with freshly ground whole wheat flour. I've made...

  • Infused Yeast Water

    While this isn't your traditional sourdough loaf, it's a delicious naturally leavened "infused yeast" loaf. If you’ve never heard...

  • Too many cracks in my sourdough bread?

    Hello, Just started my sourdough adventure and making progress. My bread still cracks in areas where I do not scour my dough when...

  • My sourdough starter is called Evert

    Hello fellow bakers! I'm from The Netherlands (living in Scotland) and have eaten sourdough throughout my childhood. Recently I...

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  • My favorite bread

    I guess my search for this bread started about four years ago and I didn't even know that until now. The final parts started with my new...Read more

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  • Can dough be frozen ?

    George has asked... My work and leisure time schedules leave little room for baking. Many bread baking recipes I see (and try)...

  • How to get larger air pockets?

    I'm a beginner having made just 3 sourdough loaves thus far. I've been following the excellent guide here: sourdough.com/blog/...

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  • Freezing a starter for safeguarding

    Hi all, I was sick last night and all I could think about was what would happen to my starter if I am too unwell to feed it!! I...

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  • einkorn hydration...

    After baking sourdough whole grain wheat for about a year with a relatively high hydration, 79%, I was surprised when whle grain...

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  • Einkorn hydration?

    Just got first batch of Einkorn wheat (from einkorn.com). I grind my own flour and do not remove any bran, particulates, saw dust...

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  • Old to the sight, new as a member

    I've been reading an occasional post at the site for a couple years now ever since getting into sourdough bread making. I use...

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