This is a lovely recipe Edd and much appreciated in our bread obsessed household. I do want to ask a question to the baking community though - for this and the speedy sourdough recipe that both use a mixer I end up with a dough that is more like....batter! And that is with following the instructions to the letter. My starter is mixed to your ratios, and the mixer is a KitchenAid. My instinct told me to add flour, which i did and quite a lot. Obviously this changes the hydration. What is going on? Is it my flour? I’m baking with Wessex Mill white strong flour.
The first time I made this loaf, my oven died the day I started the levain. I had to refrigerate the dough for nearly 20 hours before I could bake. This loaf was still delightful! Terrific recipe! (I used 30 % white flour, 70% wheat flour)
Sounds like the perfect sourdough for my mum, who can’t get her teeth into the crunchy sourdoughs I try and encourage her to love! Thanks Edd. Really loving having a look through your Substack x
This is the second time I’ve made this bread and like others it has required extra flour. Otherwise it’s wonderful.
This is a lovely recipe Edd and much appreciated in our bread obsessed household. I do want to ask a question to the baking community though - for this and the speedy sourdough recipe that both use a mixer I end up with a dough that is more like....batter! And that is with following the instructions to the letter. My starter is mixed to your ratios, and the mixer is a KitchenAid. My instinct told me to add flour, which i did and quite a lot. Obviously this changes the hydration. What is going on? Is it my flour? I’m baking with Wessex Mill white strong flour.
Hi, do you have a directions for how you make starter? Thanks!
The first time I made this loaf, my oven died the day I started the levain. I had to refrigerate the dough for nearly 20 hours before I could bake. This loaf was still delightful! Terrific recipe! (I used 30 % white flour, 70% wheat flour)
Sounds like the perfect sourdough for my mum, who can’t get her teeth into the crunchy sourdoughs I try and encourage her to love! Thanks Edd. Really loving having a look through your Substack x