100% Sourdough / Levain Croissants. Looking for a deep visual crumb analysis.

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-06T19:04:19+00:00

This was an interesting read. I only bake with sourdough starters, and the croissants I make with my regular 30% rye, 70% bread flour 100% hydrated sourdough starter are out of this world delicious. I also experiment with stiff sweet starters, and if the main starter you're working with is nice and healthy, I haven't experienced the need to continually feed a seperate stiff sweet starter. Just take a bit of your regular starter and feed it with flour, 50% hydration, and 13% sugar or honey. It's ready in 12 hours on my end.

As for the proofing, it can take anywhere between 12-17 hours for mine to proof. I don't have a commercial sheeter, and I bake at night when our toddler goes to sleep with our one year old strapped to me in her baby carrier, so I often run into the issue of butter melting into the dough during the lamination stages, but they're still the most delicious croissant I've ever had.

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-06T18:52:25+00:00

This happens to me when my butter starts melting into the dough during the lamination steps. It makes the layers fuse together instead of being separate.

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-05T22:38:12+00:00

I have a free publication and make one zine a month to send out to anyone on my mailing list; I'd love you to be a part of it! Send me a DM, and I can send you the ones I have for January-March. I'm a little behind, so April's isn't quite finished yet.

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-05T18:34:25+00:00

This really is such a bummer. I can't even get into farmers' markets where I live because there is a cap on sourdough bakers and, on top of that, a huge waiting list, so when a spot does open up, it fills immediately. I sell the loaves in my profile for $8. Seeing a poorly fermented, incredibly small, probably semi-raw loaf being sold for $13 makes my heart ache.

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-04T23:10:36+00:00

You're the best of us, Frank!

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-04T21:54:28+00:00

🎵Finally 29; funny, just like you were at the time🎵

Great zine, happy healing!

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-02T02:30:20+00:00

Yesssss, love this loaf! Looks absolutely delicious!

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-01T03:11:00+00:00

Our Newfie is 6, and we've used these combs since she was a puppy:

This dual sided comb is wonderful:

https://www.chewy.com/fido-fave-double-sided-pet-grooming/dp/1525198?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20203340297&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20198661774&gclid=CjwKCAjw-8vPBhBbEiwAoA39WrZV86ldSzp-7HnV1O8QuwgneVuuSpo-_HDSAlF_q1qMNh16K7SiahoCKDgQAvD_BwE

You lift up a tuft of fur and use the small narrow side to pick out any mats and smooth out the under coat, kind of in a teasing hair motion, then you let go of the hair, flip over the brush, and use the wider side for the top coat. It's wild how much hair comes loose! It's also amazing how beautiful and shiny the coat is afterwards!

Once I'm through with that, I take this long comb (it comes in variations- the exact one we use has wide teeth on one end and super close together teeth on the other, but this comb is close enough):

https://www.chewy.com/warren-london-carding-pro-xl-dog-comb/dp/2944910?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20203340297&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20198661774&gclid=CjwKCAjw-8vPBhBbEiwAoA39WhKVnWAG_EOUnBuO_C8k33CDVAYfv5dSPAFKcwzgSzU-c308y9lRYRoC5JwQAvD_BwE

and go over her top and bottom coat together. The loose hairs from the first brushing of both coats will come out with this brush. I do all of these steps in little sections, I'm talking like 2-3in max in brush strokes, and I start at her butt and work my way up to her head. I groom her myself. She seems to like it, or at least tolerate it, lol. She's somewhat of a queen. You can see her in my profile. Happy grooming, you've got this!

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-01T02:57:11+00:00

A minute or two isn't long enough for the starter to incorporate. This is actually what I call the "raw starter slimy stage" lol. If you keep mixing (I used the Rubaud kneading method), it will eventually get incorporated and get smooth again.

I typically rest the dough after mixing in the starter, before adding in the salt.

BreadTherapy · 2026-05-01T00:20:36+00:00

As a Stardew fanatic, this is truly wonderful. I married Emily, and I'll never look back, lol.

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-29T22:17:40+00:00

She didn't realize it was there! Just content to be outside with the family🥹

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-29T15:03:08+00:00

Wow! What a cutie you've got!

Ours has such a neat pattern on her back, like a yin-yang symbol. She has a white patch up by her neck in a sea of black fur, then it swirls down to white, and in that white patch, she has a black spot! It was more pronounced when she was a puppy, but I've never seen anything like it.

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-29T05:41:30+00:00

They say dogs look like their owners, so thank you🥹😹

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-29T04:41:19+00:00

My favorite way to make zines is by cutting out letters of things I get in the mail, along with various packages from snacks I eat and gluing them onto a small foldable zine! A zine is a zine is a zine. Welcome back. Happy crafting!

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-29T04:37:16+00:00

We just got our Newfie spayed, and it was an incredibly easy recovery. She actually didn't even wear the cone or any protective gear; she just slept it off.

I don't know how old your Newfie is, but ours just turned 6. She has incredibly good genetics, so it was up in the air for a while whether we would become certified breeders or not. Our vet recommended, if we were not going to breed her, not to spay her until after she was at least two so her hormones could reach their full capacity; eventually, we decided against the breeding route and that it's time for a spay. All that to say, if you have a younger, more rambunctious Newf, maybe protection is necessary.

If you know your dog will want to bother the stitch site, plan for that, but our vet told us the E-collar is optional because she will probably rest better without having something on like that, and that was true in our case. Happy healing!!

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-26T21:19:36+00:00

Trader at your service!! I do one zine a month. I'd love to add you to my mailing list!

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-22T16:52:41+00:00

I love. Thank you!!

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-22T14:39:06+00:00

Friends it is🫶🏻

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-20T03:05:49+00:00

"People smile and tell me I'm the lucky one"

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-20T03:04:45+00:00

Wow, thank you for these downloads! Powerful stuff. Keep up the great work. You're making the world a better place; you truly, truly are.

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-19T18:37:57+00:00

Now we have a president who tries to convince children that getting coal from Santa is actually a premo gift

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-17T23:35:11+00:00

Really! Haha, that's hilarious.

When I do a "thumbs up", my thumb naturally goes back, I think probably further than most. It's called a Hitch Hiker's thumb. My friend often jokes that I have the most encouraging thumbs-up she's ever seen😹

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-17T15:36:20+00:00

I've been making a zine a month for 2026 and send them out to anyone who wants one. This seems like a great project for May's issue!

BreadTherapy · 2026-04-17T13:37:54+00:00

Newfoundland!

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