I made my first sourdough loaf last weekend and it was a success! I was originally going to make Hamelman's Vermont Sourdough but I wasn't going to be around the house enough for that schedule so I improvised instead. Good way to get me to stop being afraid of sourdough I guess.
1-2-3 method, basically:
1 part starter
2 parts water
3 parts flour
(and some salt, only ~3g, I know it's low but I'm sensitive to salt in bread)
In my case, I used 350g bread flour and based my other measurements on that. My starter is 100% hydration rye, which is about 2 weeks old. I mixed the ingredients together, kneaded for 5-10 minutes, then let it ferment for about 9 hours, with 2 stretch & folds within the first 2 hours. Then I shaped it, placed it in my banneton, and proofed it for ~16 hours in my fridge. The next day I took it out and let it warm up for an hour or so before placing it into my preheated dutch oven. I baked at 475 with the lid on for 25 min, then another 10 with the lid off.
Scoring is bad, I know. The loaf was still a little cold from the fridge, which caught me off guard, as I've never scored a loaf like that before. Also my scoring isn't too great normally.
Crumb could be more open.
Tastes mad good though. I'm definitely doing this again, especially since it's so low-maintenance.
Album showing different steps of the process and the final product, along with the starter that made it happen:
http://imgur.com/a/x0lyh
