Baking Sour San Francisco Sourdough
My favorite loaf is the very sour San Francisco Sourdough style bread. It’s why I started baking sourdough almost 14 years ago. It’s why I started a blog, wrote books and also built a company around sourdough. I was able in many ways to get a nice crust, chewy crumb and tangy loaf over the years but could not find a method that was actually controllable and gave that real elusive tangy flavor on a consistent basis.Continue reading
40/100 Sour Seed Bread
I have been experimenting with low hydration, extremely aged motherdough in the 40% and 60% hydration range. This post is about the 40% motherdough or seed dough as I often call it.
BBB one extra day…
BBB…Big Bear’s Bread. I am in love with this bread. It is so moist and delicious. It stays fresh days longer than other lean white sourdough breads. For those of you who do not have a dedicated refrigerator, I made this batch using a regular temp refrigerator (39F).
World Bread Day and Salt Fermented Sourdough
I have been working with Salt Fermented Sourdough for some time now. So I decided it would be the bread to showcase for World Bread Day. On the Sourdough Forum, we have a special board dedicated to finding out how to bake really sour sourdough bread. You know, the elusive trait that you actually get started baking sourdough for.
