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Sourdough, Take Two

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gaaarp

Sourdough, Take Two

This weekend I baked the second batch of bread from my newly-minted sourdough starter (so new I haven't named it yet).  The first batch was edible, although the crust was not as crisp as I would have liked, and the holes in the crumb were uniform.

My second attempt fared much better.  The crust was crisp and blistered, and the crumb was riddled with variously-sized holes.  And I wish I could describe the taste!  Suffice it to say that when I went to put the rest of the bread away before bed, I found that my five year old had ripped the crumb out of the middle of the bread and polished it off.

Here's a picture:

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Eli

That looks like a perfect loaf! Congrats!

Eli

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Pablo

"I found that my five year old had ripped the crumb out of the middle of the bread and polished it off."

Finest compliment imaginable.

:-Paul