Any Home Bakers Here?

[Aria]

Learn to work with small quantities. Tried large and smaller quantities. SMALLER is best. I find the SDS to be stronger. THIS WORKS BEST for me. You need to learn what works for YOU.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

If you are adding some young sourdough to a recipe, about 1/4 of the flours and liquids, but still using some yeast, do you plan to allow double the rise time?
Or do you figure the yeast will do all the work of the normal rise time?

 

[Aria]

YOU LOOK at the dough. You will need to address the same as you would a yeast culture. Sourdough is now your yeast, Excellent Baking is not by the TIME it is what you learn to KNOW about the Dough.

 

[Blooie]

Dusting of snow here. It was 78 a few days ago.
March roller coaster.

Because my sourdough was an experiemt in "will this even work?" it was a small starter and I have been saving the few discards to start new jars to work up my volume.
One of my jars is finally getting that nice sourdough starter texture with a domed rise when fed, ... maybe I'll try making something today. Perhaps a sourdough focaccia.

See?? I had total faith in you. You just had to experiment and find what’s gonna work for you. I kinda think all sourdough recipes are guides, not gospel. You get the basic, then it’s like an “ASA” formula - Add, Subtract, Adjust”.

I’ve got a loaf of rye bread on it’s final rise before I pop it in the oven. It’s supposed to be another of those round artisan loaves, but that’s not what I want. Flavor-wise it’s our favorite rye bread of all those I’ve tried. It‘s mild in flavor, not in-your-face, and we really like it. But I really prefer a loaf shape. So I’m just letting it rise in an oiled regular loaf pan instead of a floured banneton, and I’ll bake it at a higher temp than I normally bake my white sandwich bread but lower than I start out my sourdough. Wish me luck!! Ken ordered me a Rom….Roma…..Ro…….clay baker. It’s supposed to be here on the 29th.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Home Bakers drizzle outside .. I have two sets of rubber boots, roll my pants a bit... For the short ones

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Gluten free, gluten free sourdough, dairy free topping, half focaccia-half focaccia pizza.

Not sure it gets any more challenging than that.
Wish me luck...going in the oven now...

 

[Sally PB]

maybe I'll try making something today. Perhaps a sourdough focaccia.

Recipe, please?

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Recipe, please?

I posted the focaccia a little while back, but will post how I made it bigger, and how I used the SD if it works. still baking...

 

[Aria]

Clay Pots are fun to bake with. I have an Emile Henry Clay pot I found at an Estate Sale and a Sassafrass Baker my friend gave me. She did not like baking in it. I am enjoying both Clay and Stone bakers.

 

[Blooie]

Clay Pots are fun to bake with. I have an Emile Henry Clay pot I found at an Estate Sale and a Sassafrass Baker my friend gave me. She did not like baking in it. I am enjoying both Clay and Stone bakers.

I’m kinda intimidated by them. But we’ll see!