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18 Sourdough Basics YOU Should Know

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there are things in sardo baking that you just sort of pick up along the way things and techniques that no one ever talks about because they are now so ingrained that they have become a second nature well today I'm going to be sharing 18 Basics with you that I believe every Baker should know gluten

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  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 0:15Easy starter with whole-grain flour
  3. 1:10Your starter thrives when you bake often
  4. 2:09Active starter = happy baker
  5. 3:09Great flour = great bread
  6. 3:59Sourdough beyond the classic loaf
  7. 5:08Know your recipe
  8. 6:21Less water = happier yeast and happier you
  9. 9:20Knead smarter & save time
  10. 10:03Fermentolyse vs autolyse
  11. 11:23Know when to stretch and fold
  12. 13:01Know when your fermentation is done
  13. 14:18Use your dough as next starter
  14. 16:09Divide and preshape only when kneaded
  15. 17:19Only add flour for shaping
  16. 18:03Perfect proofing with a fridge
  17. 19:09Steam for perfect bread
  18. 20:07Don't slice too fast
  19. 20:29Read your dough's crumb structure