Calculating % Hydration of Your Sourdough
Calculating % Hydration of Your Sourdough When calculating your sourdough % hydration, everything is a percentage of the weight of the water to the flour (in grams). Basic hydration = water / flour. ... ...more
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December 23, 2024•1 min read
Starter Feeding Ratios
Starter Feeding Ratios Let’s talk feeding ratios! Have you heard the terms 1:1:1 ratio? 1:2:2? 1:5:5? Does this leave you confused? You’re not alone! Every new sourdough baker seems to have this confu... ...more
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December 19, 2024•1 min read
4 Secrets to Good Oven Spring
4 Secrets to Good Oven Spring Be sure to feed your starter at least twice a day, 12 hours apart, the day before making your levain. This is the bare minimum feedings – to really make sure you get grea... ...more
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November 06, 2024•2 min read
How to Adjust Bulk Fermentation Times
How to Adjust Bulk Fermentation Time Your total bulk fermentation time will depend mostly on two factors - 1) Amount of starter used in the dough 2) Temperature of the dough... ...more
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August 04, 2024•3 min read
How to Cut a Boule
How to Cut a Boule – Yielding Similar Slices There are many ways to cut your boule. None of them are incorrect, but some of them definitely have advantages. Standard Cutting This is probably the m... ...more
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June 01, 2024•2 min read
How to do Coil Folds for Sourdough
Coil Folds – Continue Building Dough Strength Coil folds are easy to do and help to strengthen your dough by building gluten strength. This gives you great height and oven spring that all sourdough ... ...more
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April 17, 2024•1 min read
How to Shape a Sourdough Batard
Shaping Your Sourdough Batard Prepare your basket before starting. Place the liner over your Banneton and sprinkle it with rice or almond flour. Any non-glutenous flour will work to prevent your bata... ...more
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April 16, 2024•2 min read
How to Shape a Sourdough Boule
Shaping Your Sourdough Boule Prepare your basket before starting. Place the liner over your Banneton and sprinkle it with rice or almond flour. Any non-glutenous flour will work to prevent your boule... ...more
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April 15, 2024•2 min read
How to do Stretch and Folds for Sourdough
Stretch and Folds – Begin Building Dough Strength Stretch and folds are easy to do and help to strengthen your dough. Visualize your dough as a square. Take the right end of the square and pull the ... ...more
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April 14, 2024•1 min read
