March 27, 2014 - 4:54pm
newbie
Hi, I love good bread, my dad was a baker in Ct for 60 years, I grew up on nice Jewish rye and hard rolls that you cannot get anymore, anyway I want to make rustic bread and bought a cast iron dutch oven and a pizza stone for the bottom (9"), I am flopping bad and cannot make anything worth eating, so I'm at the beginning, should I buy a starter and feed it as so far making my own has been a flop, my starter has just been whole wheat and water and for a while it looked good and had a distinct odor, but the dough and starter turned into a useless paste, any help appreciated.