Since I started to make a wild sourdough starter
I started to make a wild yeast sourdough starter on 21st August this year ( from here -- http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/233/wild-yeast-sourdough-starter [1]) and my first sourdough was Susan's one.
http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2007/07/08/my-new-favorite-sourdough/ [2]
You can see my sourdough diary here --- http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/19544/my-sourdough-diary [3]
I couldn't solve the problem for a while until I saw Vogel's blog--- http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/19742/next-level [4]
After I use the technique ( take some dough and put it into a glass ), I don't make any rubbery-slipper bread anymore. I also use finger test too. That is very helpful.
---This week-----
I tried some recipe that are posted here and they became my favorite.
1) Simple white sourdough loaf that was posted by Daisy-A.
Again, I made another one that I used soaker that I didn't plan to do. I was trying to make 70% rye that is posted by hasjoakim but I found mold in the sponge next morning so that I used the soaker for this loaf. It came out nice bread. I felt that I need 1-2g more salt to this loaf when I tasted.
Thank you, Daisy! When I shape this loaf, I give the dough tension like this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpUi8jS9jQY [6] There are a moment that we can't see what he is doing but you will see at the end. :)
2) I make nut-sourdough that is posted by hansjoakim. My husband loves this bread,So do I!
I used walnuts instead of Hazelnuts but it was very good although I scorched the surface. I will make this bread again. Thank you, hansjoakim.
3) 5 Grain levain bread by Hamelman: I really love this bread. But I can't shape it nicely. As you see the picture, The gloom looks like a bump after a child hit his or her head on the wall or something. I used the shaping method by Hamelman's book. Please let me know if you have some ideas to solve this.
Thank you for reading, everybody.
Happy baking,
Akiko