City loaf
100% flour, stone-ground wheat, 80% extraction rate
89.9% water
24% starter
2.76% salt
Percentage of flour pre-fermented. 15%.
Final dough temperature. 23.5°C.
Autolyse. 2h.
Bulk ferment. 4h30m - 5h.
Divide & rest. 20m - 30m.
Proof. 12h - 18h, at 8°C.
Wanted to share this success. Like you all, I hate discarding so much starter, so I've been experimenting with uses - pancakes, english muffins etc. Got the English Muffins to where I'm happy - more batter-like than dough is the secret. Emboldened by English Muffin success, I wanted to experiment with some bread. I tried this formula:
2 days before baking:
Fed 25g of my 100% starter with 50g each KAP and water = 125 G.
City loaf.
I bake bread about twice a week for my family, and these days, it's usually either a sourdough from 50% whole wheat, 10% rye and 40% AP or a loaf of Buttermilk and Honey Whole Wheat. But for whatever reason, I was craving rye yesterday, so I set up this loaf. No caraway, as I'd run out, though i do like it. 
Here's how I made it:
Formula
I helped a good friend plan a New Year's Eve party. We went with a Persian theme. When she suggested lavash, I was excited to give it a try. She broke out Food of Life and we found a recipe. There were two given: one was (heavily) enriched with butter and milk, the other was lean; it's basically French bread dough with sugar. We decided on the lean version.
happy new year eveyone.
A question arose recently about the use of a couche for proofing bread. Here is a demonstration of how to use a linen couche.
Step 1: Mis en place
Equipment needed: Proofing board and a length of baker's line.
I baked a few sourdough loaves for last-minute gifts today. Using the basic 1-2-3 sourdough recipe, my 100% hydration starter, and a mixture of 70% T-70 (from Central Milling), 15% whole wheat (BRM), 10% whole spelt and 5% rye for the final dough, the final hydration is a bit over 71%.
Blueberry sourdough scones. Thanks SusanB.
