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Well this was a pleasant surprise!

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chockswahay

Well this was a pleasant surprise!

Here in the UK I am a member of another 'bread forum' which currently has a weekly competition for weekly 'Super Sourdough Champion'.......

Imagine my surprise to discover that this week the winner is ME !  :)

http://sourdoughnation.hobbshousebakery.co.uk/king-of-sourdough/weekly-winners/

Sorry, had to tell someone about it!

:) :) :)

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Edo Bread

Congrats! Fun pattern on that one.

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Danni3ll3

What a nice surprise for you!

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dabrownman

fancy polka-dot plate!  Way to go.  You won a jar of their 60 year old starter too!  Who said there wasn't a SD culture in the UK?  You wiil get to see the difference someone elses's starter can make.

Happy SD baking with ancient starter!

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Ru007

Doing the happy dance for you :)

The scoring is very cool! 

Great job. 

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Yippee

What a perfect presentation with your lovely plate! Congratulations!

 

P.S. What kind of bread is this? 

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PalwithnoovenP

That is a really beautiful loaf that deserves the win!

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leslieruf

- really love the scoring, well done.

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loydb

Congrats! And I am totally stealing that scoring pattern, that's gorgeous.

 

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chockswahay

for your lovely comments.  To be honest this loaf was a 'normal' loaf that I only decided last minute to enter in the competition!  I have tried every week for 6 weeks now so I was beginning to lose the faith ;)

Double edge razor blades ............ way to go!

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Lazy Loafer

Wow, that's such a nice recognition for a job well-done! Did they taste it too?

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AnotherLoaf

That is really cool, and a nice prize is icing on the cake!

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chockswahay

I have been busy with work and house moving but this morning I had a chance to bake with my new 'old' sourdough that Hobbs House Bakery sent me last week.  

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chockswahay

One from my own starter a few days ago ......

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Ru007

Your scoring is so cool, love it :)

How did the 60 year old bread taste? 

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chockswahay

It tasted good, but my wife reckons my starter is better! (it's personal taste of course) :)

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Yippee

Wish I could create that, too!  What flour did you use to coat the dough and the basket?

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chockswahay

Hi Yippee, I use rice flour to coat the basket, I simply sprinkle some through a small 'tea sieve'.

It really does avoid 'stick ups' and I like the nice contrast with the bread flour :)