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I ruined 8 sourdough loaves [so you don’t have to]

Sourdough Sister342K views47:224mo agoWatch on YouTube

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I ruined eight sourdough loaves by making one typical beginner mistake on each loaf so that you can see what happens from each mistake. I'm going to walk you through the process of making a loaf from start to finish and show you the right and the wrong way of how to do each step.

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How it is built its chapters, as YouTube shows them

  1. 0:00Introduction to sourdough
  2. 0:41Starter and folding basics
  3. 8:55Proper folding techniques
  4. 14:36Mastering bulk fermentation
  5. 21:48Shaping and bench rest
  6. 30:01Oven prep and scoring
  7. 34:32Analyzing loaf results