Real Sourdough — My First!
March 2, 2007 by Stephanie Patag
Filed under Breads
Testing for windowpaning.
Smooth as a baby’s bottom
Yes, it’s alive!! More than double the original volume!
My mini-baguettes. Next time I’ll try longer. Also need to work on my shaping, but I’m happy with the way those slashes opened up!
Nicer color and blistering on the boules. They were nearer the top of the oven and no rack on top so more heat circulation, compared to the baguettes. A little too brown though I think.
Requisite crumb photo. Would love to get more holes next time, but I daresay, it’s not all bad for a first-timer.
I asked my kids if this means we’ll never have to go to Panera again. Aisa says, as long as you make the French Onion soup also. That should be easy enough:)
Should I be christening my starter “Cincinnati sourdough”?
What a beautiful loaf of bread. A perfect loaf is pure poetry.
Thanks for the encouragement, Michelle! Yes, poetry of the most delicious kind.