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New Sourdough Starter is Doing its Thing

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BamaBubba

New Sourdough Starter is Doing its Thing

I started a new starter about 3 weeks ago, using fresh milled, whole wheat.  I was worried about it as 5 days in, it still was doing nothing.  Day 6, it went nuts. :)  It smells unlike any other starter I've smelled before.  It has a sweet, fruity smell with no notable sourness.  However, I baked my first two loaves this weekend and they have a very pleasant sourness.  

The image is of my first loaf.  I've baked all kinds of things since I was a young boy, but this is my first ever true sourdough.  I was quite pleased!

 

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drogon

Keep baking!

-Gordon

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BamaBubba

I've always been a baking addict but I think this has ramped it to a whole new level :)

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Mini Oven

The loaf looks perfect.   

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BamaBubba

I was quite happy with it

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joc1954

The bread looks very good and the porosity is very nice for so young starter.

Happy baking!,

Joze

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BamaBubba

I'm hoping to get that holey crumb as time goes on.

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drogon

the holes thing is more to do with technique than sourdough. I can achieve an open, holey, glossy crumb with normal dried yeast or a natural yeast. (Although I don't as it doesn't sell well where I am, so my sourdoughs are more like yours, or with even less holes)

See some of Trevor Wilsons stuff at http://breadwerx.com/ for more details.

 

-Gordon

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BamaBubba

Going to check him out, now.  Although I normally prefer bread as I had here, I mainly want to prove to myself that I can do the holey ones, too. :)

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HansB

Congrats.

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BamaBubba

Much appreciated

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phaz

That is mouth watering, and that's an understatement. 

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BamaBubba

It was, indeed, quite tasty :)

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the hadster

I was successful in capturing some wild yeast this summer - after years of trying.  I love it.  Great fun, and your bread looks wonderful!

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BamaBubba

Glad you were successful.  Best of luck to you!!