I am so pleased with how this came out!! I was ready for it to just be a learning experience, I lost confidence at a few steps-wondering if i'd ruined it.. and then my oven turned off 3 times during baking and I kept having to flip the breaker to try and get it back on.. but in the end I am incredibly proud!!
l used sour dough starter that I adopted from a friend last week, King Arthur unbleached all purpose flour, and tap water
I used measuring cups, I didn't weigh anything.
To start I used this recipe: www.feastingathome.com/sourdough-bread/
About 5 hrs into step 6 (kitchen top overnight proofing) I started referencing other recipes and reddit advice, because I checked the bread before going to sleep and I was scared it was already over proofed. I decided on putting it into the fridge.
The next morning i took it out of the fridge and started referencing this recipe: https://madeinmotherhood.com/sourdough-country-skillet-bread/ (at the 'shaping the dough' section)
I then let the dough sit out for a few hours in my cast iron pan. I preheated the oven to 400 with a pan of water at the bottom. (I read somewhere that this is good if you don't have a lid). I put the bread in for over an hour just waiting for some deep color to show (due to my oven being on the fritz). I took the steam tray out half way through.
Crust is crunchy, inside has enough bubbles to make me happy, though I love sour dough flavor and think id like it to be stronger.
What do yall think?
by Chipmunkpunk98
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After a week of trial and error with my starter, and working the dough throughout yesterday having truly no idea how I was doing, there was so much suspense built up for finally getting to bake today! It has been an incredibly welcome distraction amidst the looming election. I am very grateful for the wholesome joy this process brought me, it would have been much harder to get through this day otherwise.
That looks good to me (I’m new into the sourdough journey, so no expert)
I’ve read that the less starter you use, the more sour it is. I currently have 2 loaves in the fridge to bake tomorrow, so we’ll see if that worked!
Good job! Looks great!
It loooks so fresh!!