GW's Sourdough Bread

[racrgal]

My first attempt at sourdough bread. http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/san-fr ... ough-bread

There is a bubble in my dough


Shaped and read to rise


Cut for expansion


Fresh from the oven


Ready for butter

[Dissie]

I love the series of photos! That bread looks lovely! You say its your first attempt and you did wonderfully!

[racrgal]

Thanks, Dissie! Galley Wench's instructions were fool proof. Sourdough is quite an adventure but fun.

[Galley_Wench]

Great photos . . . glad to see your dough got the giant bubble too! This is probably one of the most foregiving recipes I've ever tried!

[racrgal]

GW, that big ole bubble made me giggle! I'll try this recipe again when I move back down in the valley. I'll be closer to 800 ft instead of 4,500 ft above sea level. I'm positive that's going to make a huge difference in my bread adventures.

[Galley_Wench]

Looks like it was a big success! What would you like to be different. My first sourdough was 30 years ago and it was in a loaf pan!

[racrgal]

I don't know whether it's the altitude here or the dry air but it's been a challenge to bake here. Cake recipes that I've used for eons are now dry, bread overrises and cookies are flat. I have a bread recipe I have been making perfectly for almost 30 years UNTIL I moved up here. Now it's a disaster every time.

Sweetie would like sourdough in a loaf pan much better than the round loaf. He's not a fan of crust and the round loaf is a bit difficult for sammies.

[Galley_Wench]

That's why I like Peter's recipes, you can make the same bread, one in a loaf pan without the crusty exteropr. and breads with a crust with th3 moist interior . . . everyone's happy with the same basic recipe!

[racrgal]

I think I'll love experimenting when the results are a bit more predictable.