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  • I need to score deeper

    I learned today the purpose for scoring your loaf. i tried a nice heart score and I’m sure it would have worked but I could not...

  • Bench flour as food?

    Has anyone or does anyone use their used bench flour as food for their starter? today I made a loaf of bread, some English...

  • One Big Mouse Hole

    I am trying to bake a Tartine country loaf. Unfortunately I’m getting loaves that are one big mouse hole. Vigorous starter fed...

  • Sourdough doesn’t hold it’s shape

    Hi All. I recently started baking sourdough bread. I tried couple of times, different methods and recipes. everytime during the...

  • Just starting out!

    Hi all, Thanks for allowing me to join your group, and hopefully I can learn to make some special sourdough bread, with...

  • Sourness of my sourdough bread

    I recently baked a loaf of sourdough and after baking it was nice and sour. The next day, I could barely taste the sourness. I...

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  • Bread Either Splits or Falls *confused*

    Hello, I’m new here and new in the world of sourdough. I was given a starter by a friend and have been really into baking the...

  • Perfect Sourdough Crust

    Hi I too love my sourdough bread very sour. I have been trying to mimic a sourdough loaf made by Boudin Bakery in San Francisco...

  • Loaves are splitting

    I’ve been baking naturally levain breads at home almost exclusively in Dutch Ovens for years with positive results. So much so...

  • Flat bread

    Hi everyone, i have a question. So, I’ve been baking sourdough for quite a while and it’s working great. I mainly make country...

  • sourdough :->)

    Really happy with these loaves cooked in my home oven on 12mm baking steel I made. ;->)

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  • HELP! Stinky starter...

    I am trying to make a starter and am going into day 5. Day 3 it smelled weird, day 4 my entire kitchen smelled like vomit and...

  • Dough really sticking

    Hi Everyone I've just started making sourdough - made 3 batches so far. The first and third batch stuck like mad to the tea towel...

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  • Fisrt sourdough attempt

    I am a newby to this and I am looking for a simple white or white/rye combination sourdough loaf recipe to start with, any...

  • Flaking crust

    Hi Guys! I have not posted for ages as all has been going well with my bread, but I had a problem last weekend and would be very...

  • My first loaf failed

    Can someone tell me what went wrong? I'm really new to making sourdough. I have made a strong starter from scratch by mixing 2oz...

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  • A kind of mould is growing on top of my sourdough

    My sourdough is covered with a thin layer of what looks like mould. Each day when I feed it I incorporate the mould but is it...

  • Inactive (?) starter

    Hi, I’m working on my first ever sourdough starter and am about two and a half weeks in. It was really active the first week, but...

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  • Question re: Variations in starter response to different grains

    Very curious to know why this is in particular about barley. Reason for question is that I'm having a chemistry geek moment about...

  • Sourdough starter v dry yeast?

    While I'm no novice in baking, I've not used sourdough before. What I need to get an idea about is how to "convert" regular yeast...

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  • Using mixer with dough hook to make sourdough

    I just received a new mixer with all the attachments , am planning on using this to make sourdough . Does anyone have any...

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  • Don’t know what went wrong, Overproofing? Over hydration? Or weak starter?

    I think I may have overproofed, before baking the dough was very soft and there were some large bubbles at the surface, I also think that...Read more

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  • Uneven rise in loaf tin

    Hi , wondering if anyone can advise about a fruited sourdough. I put the dough in a loaf tin for the second proofproof. When...

  • First post

    Hi guys, new to this forum. Starting baking sourdough from my own starter a month a go and my friend advised I should post here...

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  • Sourdough waffles

    RECIPE for Sourdough Waffles by Heritage Homestead A great way to use left over starter from breadmaking INGREDIENTS 2 eggs 1/2...

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