The Sourdough Chronicals - attempt one

The first attempt at a sourdough boule was both a success and failure. It had a wonderful aroma and taste - yeasty, soury and very creamy, but the texture was not as expected. Using Rienhart's recipe, I first created a starter from Captain Renault and left it to refrigerate overnight. I should have known that something was wrong when the starter only rose a portion, but in my haste, I decided that it would continue to rise more as I constructed a larger dough. However, the rise of the larger dough was only minimal, and when baked, turned out more like a wet sponge than a delicate crumb. C'est la vie as Renault would say.

Because I am embarrassed of the final result, I will only post a picture of the starter.




Attempt two will begin today (as will a sweeter, breakfast loaf to go well with some blueberry jam and pizza dough). Stay tuned..