Tag: sourdough

Starter Care And Feeding

Some sourdough bakers seem to think they’re chemists. And, okay, in a way, they are. But maintaining your starter is not rocket surgery. I have a jar in the refrigerator with Zaphod — my starter’s name — in it. When I need to use some, I figure out how...

True Hydration

Sourdough geeks will tell you the hydration percentage of their dough. This is the percentage of water to flour. Typically a dough that uses 400 grams of water and 600 grams of flour would be called a 67% hydration dough. 400 / 600 = 66.6667. However, being geeky, I...

Seeded Sourdough

Poked around a bit and came up with this from other ideas. This is my go-to sourdough with some seeds added for crunch and flavor. Pictures soon....

Sourdough Ciabatta

Not gonna lie to you — this is hard to work with. Have a mixer. Have some bench scrapers. Have some flour. Have some patience. But delicious and well worth the pain and suffering. Tools Kneading and Shaping I like this plastic bowl-scraper / bench-knife for doing my stretches...