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My 1st Ever Sourdough Bake - No Knead Style

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shanicealisha

My 1st Ever Sourdough Bake - No Knead Style

Hello again thefreshloaf community! I've done this a bit backwards, uploading my 1st bake on my second post. I was really excited about that five seed loaf! Anyways, this recipe came from Joshua Weissman on YouTube. His No Knead Beginner Sourdough Bread recipe was the least overwhelming for me. I even followed his schedule to help me out. From my results, I'd say it turned out great and was a huge success for my very first sourdough bake ever! I used, once again, my spouse's months old un-bleached organic white starter. We've just purchased some spelt flour, course rye, finely milled rye, banana flour, and chickpea flour. So excited to get baking! 

Levain:

  • 45g mature starter
  • 45g unbleached all purpose flour
  • 45 g stone ground whole wheat flour
  • 90g filtered water at room temperature

Dough:

  • 273g unbleached bread flour
  • 500g unbleached all purpose flour
  • 175g stone ground whole wheat
  • 660g filtered water @ 90-95 degrees F 180g
  • mature levain (just use all of your levain splinter that you made seperately)
  • 18g fine sea salt

Sample Schedule (just to give you an idea:) 9am Start Levain 2:25 P.M. Begin Autolyse 3:00 P.M. Mix your dough, optionally use rhubaud method. Thank you to Trevor Jay Wilson who taught me that. 3:15 Bulk fermentation begins, performing 2 folds spaced 15 minutes apart, and then one last fold spaced by 30 minutes after the 2nd fold. Totaling at 3 folds. Allow dough to rest for remainder of bulk fermentation. 7:00 P.M. Preshape your loaves. 7:25 P.M. Shape your loaves and place them in their proofing baskets. Place them in plastic bags to prevent drying out, and proof them overnight in the fridge for 14-15 hours. (the next day)9:00 A.M. Preheat oven with your dutch ovens in their from cold, to get them super hot, for one hour. 10:00 A.M. Optionally score, and bake your loaves. Cool them on wire racks.

 

 

Thanks for looking! :) 

 

 

 

Comments

Danni3ll3's picture
Danni3ll3

That is your first bake??? I might as well just hang up apron and throw the kitchen towel and bread baking apparatus in the garbage! Just kidding! But seriously, that is one gorgeous loaf! I am sure it tastes wonderful!

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Mini Oven

Well done and share your excitement!  

Let's see... 70% hydration final dough... (1:2:2) levain...225g levain so 1:4.3 ratio of starter to dough flour..  very nice, good recipe

crust evenly baked all around

Nice lift and openings on scoring.  Wow!  

 :)   Mini

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shanicealisha

Thank you so much!! Really quite excited to post my next bake, it's bulk fermenting in the room with least heat now. Check back tomorrow afternoon! I found the recipe on this site, I am loving this warm little community. ^_^ you are all amazing

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not.a.crumb.left

and I am sitting crying in the kitchen...this is your first loaf! Unbelievable!

Just joking....about the crying..... amazing looking loaf and crumb! Kat

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dabrownman

who make great first SD laves.  Well Done, Welcome and happy baking