December 12, 2013 - 7:04am
First bake with new levain
After getting my levain into some warmer temps it has finally gotten strong enough to bake with and the acetone smell is gone. I mixed it 70% hydration and let it ferment for 12 hours then made a loaf. Loaf is 1 kilo at 65% hydration, 20% levain and 2% kosher salt. I did not account for the levain hydration in the final dough total hydration. Just go with it. Results were great.
Comments
That is a beautiful loaf. Congrats. Your new starter will just keep getting better with time.
Here's to a lot more baking with it! -Varda