experiments in sourdough

Experiments with my current sourdough culture. Trying to find that sweet spot between flavour and effort.

I have screwed around with sourdough for years but always fall out of it because it’s a pain n the ass to maintain and cook.

So this time, I’m determined to make sourdough bend to my schedule, rather than rearrange my life around feeding the beast.

Recipe overview:

  • Wallaby bakers flour (Australian brand).
  • 72% hydration
  • 10% starter
  • 1.7% salt

Method:

  • “no knead” (stretch’s and fold - ~20 minute intervals for ~2.5 hours)
  • +4hr bulk ferment at 22°C
  • +30hr (refrigerated) final rise in banneton.

Bake:

  • Heavy bottom stainless pan (on parchment)
  • Baked at 240°C-220°C (40 minutes total)
  • 20 minutes @240°C covered by steel bowl
  • Uncovered and baked for 10 minutes.
  • Removed from pan (directly onto oven wire rack)
  • Turned down to 220°C for 10 minutes

Rested:

  • oven off, door cracked open and left to cool for an hour
  • served after a 12 hour rest.

Review: Not bad. Great oven spring. Could have better acidity. Crispy crust but a bit too much “chew”. Nice, medium density, open crumb. Extremely low sugar (great for extra crispy toast with Vegemite and grilled cheese).

  • ObM@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    My starters have always been harsh taskmasters. “Feed me now!”, “Oh, refrigerated me too long - now I just sits when you try to wake me.”, “I’ll rise if and when I feel like it”…

    Not this time. This time I’m gonna defeat this starter - beat it into submission!

    Experiment #4 is doing its bulk ferment now.

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      1 year ago

      Most impressed that you’re using a pH metre and are only on attempt number four. Also, that pic of your bread made my stomach growl, which is the best compliment, looks delicious.

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        1 year ago

        Ok. A few weird things with my Lemmy client. It double posted the comment and one of them is linked to the main post instead of a reply. So. Uhhh. Yeah thanks and see other comment for details 😀