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📖 From my first loaf 🔜 future microbakery
🧪 Testing recipes, sharing the wins and fails
👩‍🍳 Not a pro But come watch me become one !
📍Caledonia, ON🇨🇦

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So I am actually doing this 🍞

No idea where it will take me BUT I’d love for you to come along.

#sourdoughbeginner #sourdoughstarter #sourdougbread #bakingjourney #fromscratchbakery by @loafjournall

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a month ago

I followed my recipe book as closely as I could. I missed a feeding once or twice, but I refreshed my starter and continued with my usual feeding schedule.

Levain was also ready.

Everything felt okay until bulk fermentation took longer than I expected. And thats when the anxiety kicked in..

Some of my sweet Instagram friends took time out of their busy lives to guide me, explain things, and help me understand what was happening. I appreciate every single one of them so much💕

But I think my starter might not have been strong enough yet.

After almost 12 hours of bulk fermentation, I decided to shape the dough but the dough was so pasty, almost like clay. It had no structure, wouldn’t hold its shape, stuck to the counter, and clung to my fingers. I couldn’t handle it, no matter what I tried.

Eventually, I had to throw it away.

And honestly? I was sad.

But here’s what I know now..I have a lot more to learn.

I’m going back to feeding my starter consistently, observing it more closely, paying attention to its smell and rise, learning more about fermentation, and maybe experimenting with different flours, too. I took notes throughout the process, and my dough temperature stayed between 75–80°F, so I have a few things to review and understand better.

I need to do things differently next time.

I’m disappointed, but I’m not giving up🫶🏻

#sourdoughbeginner #sourdoughstarter #sourdougbread #sourdoughfail #sourdoughlearning by @loafjournall

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9 days ago

Well… this got serious. 😂

Tonight we make the levain.
Tomorrow we make the dough.

#sourdoughbeginner #bakingjourney #sourdoughstarter #firstsourdoughbread #sourdougbread by @loafjournall

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10 days ago

Since September 18, I’ve been feeding and discarding this starter every single day.

Today is Day 15 I’m going to do the same for 6 more days until i bake my first loaf.

Until I master my video-editing skills, please enjoy this chaotic attempt at making a reel. 😆🙏🏻

#sourdoughbeginner #sourdoughstarter #feedingstarter #bakingjourney by @loafjournall

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17 days ago

These are the essentials I bought to get started with baking. I’ll also be using things I already have at home like mixing bowls, bowl covers, a flour sifter, kitchen scale, dough whisk and all those little kitchen basics but for now these are the main items I wanted to get.

One step closer to my first proper loaf.🤍🤍

#sourdoughbeginner #bakingjourney #sourdoughstarter #fromscratchbakery #sourdoughtools by @loafjournall

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19 days ago

For our everyday roti dough(whole wheat tortillas) I usually add a little kalonji (nigella seeds), salt, olive oil, ground fennel, and a pinch of turmeric.

And now I cant wait for my starter to be ready so I can make sourdough tortillas🤩

#sourdoughbeginner #bakingjourney #sourdoughstarter #fromscratchbakery # by @loafjournall

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a month ago

While my sourdough is taking its sweet time resting.. we are making sandwiches with other breads…😁😁

Today I made my family fav Tuscan style chicken melt… we love allll sorta Pressed and Melts sandwiches😍😍

This one had Fire roasted peppers, tomatoes chillies garlic cashews parmesan pesto, mushroom, caramalized onions, cheese, jalapeno and arugula all tucked in crispy ciabatta. And it was GoOoOoD🥰

#sourdoughbeginner #bakingjourney #sourdoughstarter #sandwiches #ciabattasandwich by @loafjournall

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24 days ago

I went to nearby bakery @deargrainbakery and picked up some fresh sourdough. Their bakery is honestly so cute, and they have such a lovely variety of sourdough loaves. I went for the seeded one this time and made myself a tuna sandwhich And this sandwich was SOoO good like, ridiculously good. I actually wondered, why have we been eating store-bought bread all these years?! 😭🥹

I can’t wait when I will be baking my first own bread!! by @loafjournall

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