Was it a High or a Low?
On Saturday night I had nothing better to do than try Riot Rye's Sourdough Bread recipe for the Common Loaf . I weighed out my flour water and starter and mixed them all together, and left them to ferment for a couple of hours. This is how my Sourdough Bread starter looked The dough was pretty wet and sticky After I'd left it for a couple of hours to ferment, you add the salt to slow down the Sourdough Bread starter so it doesn't eat all the carbs in the flour too quickly I think. Then you have to knead it every half hour for a couple of hours. Make sure you have nowhere to be when you're trying this. I heard from a friend that the best Sourdough is left in a fridge overnight before baking, so I put it in a floured teatowel in a bowl until morning. On Sunday morning, I heated my oven as high as it would go, with my iron casserole dish in it too. Once they were both up to temperature, I baked the loaf with t...
