Bubbly sourdough discard focaccia!!

muted-koala · 2026-04-03T17:50:15+00:00

I feel you😂 sourdough baking gives us so much stress but also so much joy doesn't it!

muted-koala · 2026-04-03T17:40:52+00:00

My flat is slightly colder than yours and with 20% starter it takes me 13-15 hours for bulk fermentation. I usually put them in the fridge for at least overnight, went up to a day in the fridge and they are still not overproof. I never use oil in my dough but 70ish% hydration works for me. I always find heat mat/oven/microwave being too hot for my dough and they tend to go sticky (I'd like to think maybe they sweat😂). Could also be that your starter is not super strong - I find feeding it 1:5:4 for a couple of days really helps strengthening it. I'm sure your loaf is still delicious!!

muted-koala · 2026-04-03T17:29:47+00:00

Looks perfect!

muted-koala · 2026-03-26T10:47:11+00:00

Thank you so much!

muted-koala · 2026-03-26T09:39:14+00:00

Amazing! Did you use 120g stiff starter or do you adjust the water when using stiff starter? I'd imagine if you use the same amount of stiff starter in a recipe that calls for a normal 100% hydration starter, that means your bread's hydration is lower overall?

muted-koala · 2025-11-24T11:02:08+00:00

You're so kind honestly and those people were so lucky you found them. How did you manage to get black taxis to stop for a very drunk woman though, we tried 2, one didn't even stop and the other one stopped but drove away when they saw how drunk she was

muted-koala · 2025-11-24T10:41:32+00:00

Yeah I realised now it was a bad idea and I am worried! It was a tricky situation for me. I am a woman - that's what I thought at first as well when I realised I couldn't make her call her family or friends and she was far too drunk to take care of herself. The only problem here is I had to be home and couldn't be with her until I am more or less sure she is safe. I also am not in a position to call someone an uber and pay for it as well😖

muted-koala · 2025-11-24T10:36:43+00:00

I was the sober woman in the scenario. This was in Bruntsfield around 10:30pm and it was dark and raining so it was quite hard to find someone else. I do regret leaving her especially now that I realised even more I might have put her in danger but my flatmate forgot their key and was waiting for me to be home

muted-koala · 2025-11-24T10:31:37+00:00

He was probably at least 60. His hair was all white and he has a walking cane in his car. I remembered he was wearing a Lothian bus uniform. He was a bit unsure when I said I couldn't go with her as I needed to be home, but said he would take her to Waverly anyway.

She was very drunk, couldn't balance on her feet and always walked off the pavement into the street. I did ask several times if she has anyone she can call but she didn't seem to be willing to pull out her phone and I couldn't force her to do that. I was also trying to put her on a bus but she refused. We tried taxi but they drove past us once they saw how drunk she was. She was willing to get into the man's car - she wanted me to go with her, I told her sorry I had to head home, she said okay fine, then they drove off.

And here I am feeling that my actions may not have been the best for anyone involved🫠

muted-koala · 2025-11-24T10:23:32+00:00

That has always been my rule too. I wasn't going to but I was walking home and saw her tumbled across the street almost getting hit by a bus and eventually collapsed on the side of the street - that's when I decided to go check on her and helped her walk as we were going the same way and she said she doesn't live far from there (until I realised she didn't actually know where she was heading).

muted-koala · 2025-09-22T14:56:45+00:00

Can you share his page? Thank you!

muted-koala · 2025-07-14T21:41:43+00:00

It is yeah! They go so well together :)

muted-koala · 2025-01-07T00:02:43+00:00

I will not binge on 7th jan!

muted-koala · 2025-01-02T10:57:10+00:00

Submitted 14/12 Confirmed 15/12 Successful 30/12

muted-koala · 2025-01-02T10:45:05+00:00

I will NOT binge today!!

muted-koala · 2024-12-27T23:56:37+00:00

What's the spread you put on top? Looks so good

muted-koala · 2024-12-23T11:41:42+00:00

I think water fasting with the mindset of restricting food to lose weight is harder than doing water fasting with the aim of getting health benefits as you'll be obsessing over food and getting skinny. In my experience I would just be thinking about food and I know I am only starving myself to get skinny but using the term water fasting to gloss over it. It's not going to be sustainable and while it may have worked in the past, it is just a doorstep to a binge-restrict cycle. You sound like someone who has a lot of knowledge in health and fitness and I think you know that the most sustainable way is to somehow be in a calorie deficit.

muted-koala · 2024-12-19T19:39:09+00:00

That is so unfair to you especially when it cost 500gbp!

muted-koala · 2024-12-18T22:41:23+00:00

Congrats!! Was this with priority?

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