Any Home Bakers Here?

[Kusanar]

Yes! I never measure flour in bread recipes. I add until the dough is the correct consistency.
AP flour should be fine in bread but adding some Gluten flour will help. Bread flour helps too and actually will come a bit closer to the amount in the recipe. If a recipe calls for bread flour, you will usually need to use more if using AP flour. Even bore if using bleached flour

Ok, this was unbleached all purpose. I will try with the bread flour next time and start with their recommended amount and then add until it seems right.

 

[ronott1]

I think her bread is a little yellow due to using honey instead of sugar. And it does look like a little more flour would help, but I am not sure why it did not brown. Mine browns when I use honey instead of sugar... you can use 1 tablespoon of sugar instead of the honey.
Instead of parchment paper, I use corn meal.
I don't take the tempurature of the bread since I don't have a probe thermometer , but I do tap on the bottom to see if it sounds hollow. Then bake it another 5 minutes... I usually tend to pull it out a little too soon.

Great tips!
Corn meal on the bottom works too-It holds the bottom so that the top is forced up.

 

[ronott1]

Ok, this was unbleached all purpose. I will try with the bread flour next time and start with their recommended amount and then add until it seems right.

Yep!
A lot of my Mom's recipes say "until it looks right" Drives me crazy since that is not very descriptive but it is true. With You tube, we can see what looks right is!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Just pulled homemade pizza out of the oven I started off a few years ago with some generic, no yeast dough recipe since we never had yeast in the house and our realtor had given us a pizza some as a housewarming gift. I've modified that recipe with added yeast, brown sugar, priming and rising. I've learned a little bit over the past couple years. Can't wait to dig in!

 

[Kusanar]

I think her bread is a little yellow due to using honey instead of sugar. And it does look like a little more flour would help, but I am not sure why it did not brown. Mine browns when I use honey instead of sugar... you can use 1 tablespoon of sugar instead of the honey.
Instead of parchment paper, I use corn meal.
I don't take the tempurature of the bread since I don't have a probe thermometer , but I do tap on the bottom to see if it sounds hollow. Then bake it another 5 minutes... I usually tend to pull it out a little too soon.

Somehow I didn't see this until Ron quoted it...

The recipe I was using is only starter, flour, water, and a little salt, no sugar at all. My starter is pretty yellow too... so who knows what's up with that... I may just be really good at making flat, chewy, yellow bread!

 

[ronott1]

Somehow I didn't see this until Ron quoted it...

The recipe I was using is only starter, flour, water, and a little salt, no sugar at all. My starter is pretty yellow too... so who knows what's up with that... I may just be really good at making flat, chewy, yellow bread!

You will get there! It took me a long time to start making really good bread. I have been baking bread since I was 12 years old--That was 1972

 

[Kusanar]

You will get there! It took me a long time to start making really good bread. I have been baking bread since I was 12 years old--That was 1972

I know I will, it's kind of funny though. I don't have anyone around that knows how to make bread, so you guys are my only lifeline on this, but you've been great! I'll try adding more flour and see if that helps, will probably do this on Sunday again as that's the best day for the timing to work out.

 

[ronott1]

I know I will, it's kind of funny though. I don't have anyone around that knows how to make bread, so you guys are my only lifeline on this, but you've been great! I'll try adding more flour and see if that helps, will probably do this on Sunday again as that's the best day for the timing to work out.

My goal is to get new to sourdough bakers up to speed as fast as possible!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I love my life now allowing me time to play with all the baking

 

[ronott1]

I love my life now allowing me time to play with all the baking

I look forward to that too!

I plan on retiring when I am 60--July of 2020.