It’s taken nearly a year and a half, but I finally have gotten a good loaf. I’m proud and finally enjoying the baking process and not stressing completely over a failed loaf. In the beginning I did not have an oven and was trying to bake in the smoker which definitely added its challenges. But honestly, I think the biggest positive was the right starter… my starter I created was nothing compared to the one I’ve gotten and since taken over from my coworker.
by K80L80Bug
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Flour (100%) – 440g
BF 403g
WW 37g
Water (77.4%) – 340.56g
Salt (2%) 8.8g
Leaven (19.9%) 87.56g
Prepare levain and set aside. Mix flours with water and rest 1 hour. Add levain, mix, and rest 20 minutes. Add salt and remaining water; slap and fold for 2–4 minutes, then rest 15 minutes. Perform 6 stretch-and-folds (first 3 every 15 minutes, last 3 every 30 minutes). Rest dough 2½ hours. Divide, pre-shape, rest 5–10 minutes. Shape, place in floured bannetons, and refrigerate overnight. Preheat combo cooker to 500°F. Place loaf in hot pan, score, cover, bake 20 minutes. Uncover, reduce to 450°F, and bake 20–30 minutes. Cool on rack.
This is actually from Joshua weissman, I just adjusted the ingredients for one loaf instead of two.
The custom of this sub is to take the last picture and post it with “My first loaf”
This gives me hope, thank you for sharing!
Progression
That first one looks like a slipknot mask.