#puckbaking

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can i be fr. you don’t even have to feed your sourdough that regularly. the mormon wife on your screen is lying to you about how often sourdough starter has to be fed. i keep my jar in the fridge between uses. unfed. been going about 3-7 days between making bread and only feed it when i need starter for dough. i scrape whatever i need out and then leave about 25g of starter smeared on the bottom . it is not a little pet that will die without maintenance !!! you can just let it chill and go dormant for ages if you want <3

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80% hydration

added 5g of sugar to dough

6hrs room temp ferment, 6 hrs fridge

2x letter folds, 1x roll, 1x stitch

190°C

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they tell u about hydration at bread school but just like real school its somewhat of a lie and u dotn realise this until the seasons change and ur stuck with sopping wet mushdough bc u didn’t account for the humidity In The Air <3

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I FORGOT TO POST LOAF

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BOULE! happy addison pto to all that celebrate :)

Baked at 190°C, middle rack

scored pre-bake -> 5 min second score

water tray on bottom rack + brushed with water

35 mins bake -> remove water tray + let out steam -> 10 min bake

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sourdough propaganda is lying to u dont listen to them

hey. hey. do not throw away the discard of your sourdough. it is free bread. just put it in your mixing vessel of choice and add flour until that thirsty runny starter has eaten it all up (also a pinch of salt), until you got a ball of dough that is combined and smooth and doesn't stick to your hands too much when you touch it. rest it for 10 mins while you clean up a little and prep your toppings. choose some fancy eggs. maybe get some cheese. idk. whatever you have on toast usually. roll out the dough, you can use a pin or a wine bottle or the heel of your palm. u will have enough for one big disk or two thinner disks, whatever suits!

here is where the fun starts!! you can bake it. air fry it. i like to pan fry mine: go heat up your frying pan to medium-high. your choice of neutral oil, fry the dough on both sides. it will be easy to flip because its not a runny ass pancake. you now have flatbread. breakfast pizza. it will have a bit of complex flavour from the starter.

today i had mine with 3 small eggs, smothered in balsamic glaze and za'atar and sriracha. with a side of kimchi. and some english breakfast tea. tomorrow i might have it cut into strips and grilled with cheese and dipped into jammy boiled eggs. the next day i might do nutella and banana. the next day i might do maple sourcream and blueberries. life is so beautiful do NOT listen to sourdough discard propaganda!!!!!!!!!!!

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MY SOURDOUGH BABY....

STARTER:

Fed for 4 days every morning with 50g unbleached AP flour + 50ml warm water.

"Discarded" 100g every day [1]

Left unrefrigerated for all 4 days - daytime temps 7~20 degrees. nighttime temps 0~10 degrees [2]

Day 5 (today) starter doubled in volume

LOAF:

Ferment started ~9:30

100g starter, 375ml lukewarm water, 575g unbleached AP flour [3]

Mixed until just combined, left unrefrigerated between 10:00~22:30 -> ~12hrs

Folds and shaping -> 4x cardinal stretches, 2x letter folds with 2x rolls between them, 1x stitch. [4]

Left overnight in fridge at 0~1 degrees, seam side UP

NOTES:

[1] Discard was used to make flatbread for breakfast instead of thrown away.

75g flour and a generous pinch of salt mixed into the discard. Dough kneaded for 3~5 mins until smooth, then 1x stitch, then left seam side DOWN to rest for 10. After, dough was rolled out to ~4mm thick disc and fried on a lightly oiled pan (high) on both sides until desired browning was achieved.

Can be served with: compound butter (cumin, cayenne, paprika, minced garlic, chives), pesto (almonds), za'atar (store bought) + eggs, kimchi (store bought).

[2] These are approximations, room temperature not monitored throughout the day or night. It is currently the end of winter/beginning of spring. Bowl left out of direct sunlight, away from stove, covered with cling wrap <- will look into beeswax wrap instead SOON.

[3] Flour protein content ~10%. Sticking to plain for now for financial reasons </3

[4] Folds explained:

a) "Cardinal stretches" is a personal phrase I use, and refers to a set of stretches and tucks I use to help shape the dough + develop gluten.

Dough is first formed into a rough ball.

One side of the dough ball is taken in hand and stretched out - this is "North".

The stretched dough is then folded over the top of the dough ball "South" and tucked under itself.

Turn the bowl and repeat with East-West, South-North, West-East folds.

b) "Letter folds" like the ones used to laminate croissant layers! and "rolls" are simply rolling the dough up into a coil

Dough is stretched out into a rough square/rectangle shape.

Then it gets folded like a letter, resulting in a long rectangle of dough.

This is then rolled into a coil, like a big cinnamon scroll <3

c) "Stitch" is the process of pinching the dough into itself, from the outside into the centre, creating a "seal" of sorts. The pinches alternate left to right, like a zig-zag sewing stitch.

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rookie faceoff loaf !! happy musty hatty to all that celebrate :3

85% hydration yielded a slightly flatter boule than usual… might be a shaping issue though? bit closer to ciabbatta in surface texture.

2hrs ferment at room temp, 10hrs ferment in fridge. only 1 set of folds performed 1 hr into warm ferment.

minimal shaping. 1x letter fold and roll, and stitching.

open crumb makes a great vessel for thicker spreads, sauces, soups (it is COLD!!!!) perhaps time to make more pesto……

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tomorrow is rookie faceoff loaf day… i think i score 13 into the boule in honour of musty’s hatty .

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80% hydration

+3g salt

17hr slow + cold ferment @ ~2°C

1 set of folds approximately halfway through

1 set of folds + stitch before final rise

40 mins rise

tray of boiling water on bottom rack.

baked 3 racks from the top

200°C

brushed with water pre-bake

5 min -> second score

15 mins -> turn and move baking tray to the right

15 mins -> take water tray and let steam out

5 mins for crust browning

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off-season loaf…!

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overproofed mny dough…… the horrors are unending </3

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salted caramel swirl brownies on the docket today….

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bread tutorial derangement

sometimes they tell you how to do something and you do it and later you find out that drawing a cross on your sourdough starter each time you feed it isn’t about helping it rise but rather to bless the dough and keep evil demons away (not from you, but from the bread. make a sign of the cross on that baby so that the demons don’t stop the leavening )

.this is not explained until the end of the tutorial at the q&a section. it is hidden amongst various baking tips and fun facts. lievito madre ! <3

edit: realising that the cross IS about helping it rise. in a way <3

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trying an 85% hydration dough for tomorrow.. 2hr warm + 10hr cold ferment at 0-2°C

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springtime loaf notes

ingredients:

100g starter [100% hydration]

375ml water [very warm]

550-600g plain flour [10g protein per 100g]

10g sugar

15g salt

ferment + bake:

10 hrs at room temp, 5 hrs in fridge

2 sets of cardinal folds in 1 hour intervals -> 1 letter fold -> 1 stitch -> fridge -> 1 stitch and set on tray for bake

scored and baked at 190° brushed with water. tray of water at bottom of the oven -> taken out for second score at 5 mins, baked for 25 mins -> steam and water tray taken out, baked for 10 more mins to set crust

notes:

starter needed ~3hrs to double.

it’s been storming here, moisture in the air is hydrating my flour somewhat… eyeballing measurements again… ough…

crumb is coming out a little too hole-y for my taste… bread still great for soup dipping. not the best for sandwiches.

flavour profile is changing… seasonal? just a thing that happens as starter ages? it’s a few months old now. i hadn’t thought to track it before.

need to buy some more rye and spelt next time it’s on sale!!