SteveTwigg

Joined: 2013 April 12

Location:

Grantham

Occupation:

Primary School Teacher

Interests:

Bread baking, cake baking, cooking, travel and gardening

Posts: 6

Comments: 29

Points: 29

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...

14 comments
Shattered Kilner (sealed) jars

Beware, my starter exploded! I came down stairs this morning to be confronted by a mess. My Kilner jar had shattered - too much...

6 comments
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...

9 comments
Starter photo after 9 days

After 9 days it is starting to look a little healthier. Still not doubled in size or got much bigger in bulk but healthy froth...

6 comments
Starter photo after 8 days

Looks and smells OK but it never seems to get really lively. It always stays about the same height in the container.

6 comments
Sourdough starter

I have started my first sourdough starter. It is bubbling but not a great deal. I have refreshed it once but it still seems slow...

19 comments