Sourdough Boules

Just finished baking some sourdough boules. This week I was playing with my bulk ferment, shaping and final proving to test some limits. Bulk ferment I pushed to 36+ hours. I divided and shaped into balls and bench rested for an hour. I then shaped into boules and proved at room temperature (72°F) for 2Continue reading “Sourdough Boules”

Sourdough Boules

My latest experiment was looking at my bulk ferment process. My process for feeding my starter, making my biga, mixing etc all stayed the same. I bumped up my temp 4°F in my fridge drawer (33°F to 37°F). I also bulk fermented for 36 hours before dividing/shaping my loaves. This time I separated my loavesContinue reading “Sourdough Boules”

Cheesy Sourdough

The other day I decided that I’d like to make some cheesy sourdough. I’ve been experimenting with my technique for bulk fermenting as well as looking at how to make more dough at the same time in my kitchen. This was a follow-on experiment I’d done with making four loaves at the same time. TwoContinue reading “Cheesy Sourdough”