Hi! Tarinda Rose here - Sourdough Baker!!

Hi everyone! I'm in a Bread Baking Frenzy for a year now, and I've baked about 14 loaves so far of white bread AND Sourdough... so far with varied results. (baked 2 hockey pucks which were complete duds ) but 80% come out ok.

I've got a sourdough starter in our fridge right now, and a sourdough loaf in it's "bulk ferment" until tomorrow

Then I'll let it warm up on the counter for 4 hours, stretch it several times, then bake it in a loaf. YUM!!

 

Yep will be baking it tomorrow!

 

I've never attempted baking bread. My altitude scares me. But I'm from New Mexico and can make some excellent flour tortillas

That said, I LOVE sourdough!

 

I’m hungry! Yummy!!

 

It's been years since I made sour dough bread. I lost my starter years ago when I moved
Now that you mentioned it , I realize how much I miss it.

 

you can easily make your own starter... it just "takes 2-3 weeks". Look, in a tall glass tumbler or clean Mason jar, put in 1/2 cup ANY flour. ANY. Now, to this, add 1/2 cup BOTTLED WATER. It's just like flour paste.

Put it on your counter covered with loose jar lid or plastic wrap. Mix it up again tomorrow. Day 3, add 2 teaspoons flour, equal bottled water, dash of sugar and stir & cover. Day 4, discard 1/2 of mix.

Add in 1/2 cup flour, dash sugar, 1/2 c. bottle water. Keep this pattern, 3 weeks it will start smelling yeasty!

 

Hey Sourdough lovers !!
FRIDAY BREAD UPDATE
An hour ago I took my dough out of the refrigerator after a 48-hour ferment. I just gave it 8 stretch & folds, and now it sits on the counter till I get home from work & then I'll shape it and put it in its pan for baking.

IF IT'S GOOD I'll be the first to let you know!
If it's a dud, oh well.

 

Flour Tortillas are nothing to sneeze at!!

 

Unless you get flour up your nose...

 

When making sourdough bread, try to use bread flower. The high gluten content creates an excellent texture. Not for the gluten intolerant.

 

it's so EXPENSIVE! But I should splurge.

 

Good Morning Everyone, your Sourdough Correspondent here. I woke up so early this morning that I had time to put together a dough which is on my kitchen counter right now!! I like to bake once a week, today it's White Bread in a Pan (with 2 little extra things in it: 1, some sourdough discard, and 2) some ground up golden flax seed at my mom's request. (She doesn't like WB)
It's "baked in a loaf pan" instead of my normal crock-pot stoneware thing.
it will wait on the kitchen counter until I'm home after work, then I have to stretch/fold it like 3 times over 3 hours, so it will get baked like around 8-9 pm tonight.
It's heavenly to fill up your house with BREAD-BAKING AROMA!!!
It should be sort of dense with a chewy crust but I better not brag about it before it's out of the oven

 

if your baking real Sourdough, it has to rest in the refrigerator for DAYS. This one will be ready on the same day.

 

Yum!

 

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing well

This guy knows how to bake bread.

 

A friend of mine bakes sourdough bread often so I’m getting my fix that way. I should learn to bake it myself and return the favor. Thanks everyone for the great advice!

 

yes thank you!! I'll watch it!! I've racked up hours of you-tube sourdough vids

 

I'm sure you have. That guy, though, is a professional baker, as was his Dad.