Elsiebake's blog

This has been on my to-do list for a while now. A lot of recipes, even when they are titled "Sourdough," incorporate regular yeast, so I had to look around a bit, but I was interested in making 100% sourdough based croissants. Also, I'm vegan, so I was curious to see what happens with all of the vegan substitutes in the recipe. 

Obviously, need more practicing on the lamination and shaping, but overall, they came out dangerously yummy.

Happy Baking!

I have been experimenting with different methods of creating steam without using/buying a dutch oven, knowing that the dutch oven method really is the best and most hassle-free (no lava rocks, towels etc.) way to bake artisan style breads at home. I just didn't want to accumulate another single-use kitchen item to add to my already cluttered kitchen. So far, I've been happy with emulating the dutch oven method using the inside of a slow cooker and a deep ceramic casserole dish - both of them covered by a cookie sheet or upside down metal bowl for the first 20 minutes.

I'm new to this site and I've been enjoying browsing through everyone's recipes and discussions. After a few years of hiatus, I've just gotten myself back to baking sourdough breads, and I finally got a healthy starter going again after more than 2 months. (of course kicking myself for getting rid of my old starter after realizing how hard it is to get it started!) I am just coming out of the frustrating period of producing hockey pucks with the immature starter paired with an inpatient owner/baker.