#Artisan bread how to#
There are hundreds of resources out there that tell you how to make a sourdough starter. Get it right and your results will already be good. Good sourdough starter was THE MOST IMPORTANT factor to getting a decent loaf of sourdough bread for me. Instead, I will focus on a very simple process that works very well for me, and will hopefully work for you.Īrtisan Sourdough Bread Making Process Step 1 - prepare a healthy sourdough starter Knowing them hardly helped me with getting good results. I am not going to focus on the concepts like autolysing, retarding, bulk fermentation, bench resting, proofing, steaming, scoring and baker's percentages. I hope this post will help all those aspiring to learn how to make amazing artisan (or artisanal if you wish) sourdough bread at home quickly and efficiently.Ī lot has already been written about sourdough bread fundamentals. I have successfully taught my method to a number of friends and family members, and I still keep getting requests. Many people who tasted it immediately loved its taste and texture, and were interested in learning how to bake it. Over time, as I gained experience and learned the 'tricks of the trade', my sourdough bread became consistently great and I was not afraid to share it with others. On top, the taste was not great either and often varied significantly from batch to batch.
My bread didn't quite look the same as on the pictures from the bakers who inspired me. When I started out baking my own sourdough bread back about 8 years ago, I encountered numerous challenges and was never quite happy with the results for a long time. There is no need for that, making fantastic sourdough bread at home is very simple once you learn a few basics and tips that I will show you here. Isn't it how sourdough bread has been for centuries? In our modern world there are way too many gadgets, tools, books and information, which tend to complicate things. To be able to do that with our busy lives, the bread recipe and the process must be simple and easy to follow. We love artisan bread and bake it on a regular basis. This sourdough bread recipe is the result of many years of tweaking, improving and simplifying.
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