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The week I ruined three loafs of sourdough in a row
Last Tuesday I came home from a 24 hour shift and decided baking would be relaxing. I forgot I scaled my starter down to 50 grams two days prior. First loaf came out flat as a pancake. Second one I overproofed by 4 hours because I fell asleep on the couch. Third one I baked at 500 instead of 475 and the bottom turned into charcoal. My wife asked if we should just buy bread for a while. Has anyone else had a week where the universe just said no to baking?
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kelly.nora20d agoMost Upvoted
Oh man, I feel this in my soul. Last month I decided to get fancy with a brioche and I used active dry yeast instead of instant by accident. Then I tried to fix it and ended up with this weird sticky blob that never rose. And my husband came in and asked if I was trying to make play dough instead of bread. I swear some weeks the oven just has it out for you. But hey, at least you didn't set off the smoke detector at 2am like I did with that charcoal bottom.
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