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  • Fresh Blueberry Sourdough

    Fresh Blueberry Sourdough

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    Joshua Wall

    About this bread recipe Once one has learned the basics of sourdough, I’d encourage experimenting with other elements such as flour types, mix-in flavorings and toppings. Things can get boring if you stop switching it up and learning. Blueberries are perfect for sourdough bread! This recipe calls for an active sourdough starter. If you don’t…

  • Best Ways to Fix Flat Sourdough

    Best Ways to Fix Flat Sourdough

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    Joshua Wall

    Diagnosing sourdough that’s not rising properly To be absolutely clear, flat pancaked loaves are one of the most common issues in the sourdough bread world. There is no reason to feel like a failure or to be tempted by forfeiting the amazing learning process that is sourdough. Many bakers have experienced the same results you…

  • Rosemary Sourdough Bread Recipe

    Rosemary Sourdough Bread Recipe

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    Joshua Wall

    When it comes to simple ways of improving the flavor of your rustic artisan sourdough, there’s one ingredient that never fails to disappoint; the Italian herb rosemary. Homemade bread is amazing in and of itself. However, learning you can enhance your sourdough baking by easily adding in flavors is next level happiness. Fortunately herbs are…

  • How to Make Sourdough Starter Easy-Level

    How to Make Sourdough Starter Easy-Level

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    Joshua Wall

    Have you ever made an attempt to understand something and ended up more confused than when you started? This was me when I ventured down the path of learning how to make sourdough bread. I quickly learned that sourdough needs a starter to get things going. I remember hearing about people ordering some kind of…

  • What Is 00 Flour? Demystifying This Puzzling Baking Ingredient

    What Is 00 Flour? Demystifying This Puzzling Baking Ingredient

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    Joshua Wall

    So tell me, what’s really going on with this super-breed of 00 Italian flour? What is 00 flour? Is it Italian? Is it gluten-free? Does it contain less protein than regular types of flour? Can it be used in replacement of all-purpose flour? These are all stellar questions that we’re going to take a look…

  • Five to Fifty-Five Loaves: Pain au Levain Mémoires de Québec

    Five to Fifty-Five Loaves: Pain au Levain Mémoires de Québec

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    Joshua Wall

    Initially drafted in February 2023. I delayed publishing for initial uncertainty of discoveries made regarding our “open bake” process. After thorough testing and many more loaves, I’m now confident in the content of this article and happy to have it published. From the end of November 2022 to the middle of January 2023, my cousin…

  • Adventures in Sourdough Land.. From Starter to Five Loaves

    Adventures in Sourdough Land.. From Starter to Five Loaves

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    Joshua Wall

    BEGINNING OUR FIRST EVER STARTER November 10, 2022 Using white bleached flour, my cousin and I created our first starter. We decided starting was much more necessary than acquiring the ideal flour. We had the option of buying a dried starter, but opted to go the route of starting from scratch. No, it’s not named…