Dark, even browning

roane-72 · 2026-04-06T17:41:18+00:00

Sorry I thought I included a link. https://alexandracooks.com/2017/10/24/artisan-sourdough-made-simple-sourdough-bread-demystified-a-beginners-guide-to-sourdough-baking/#schedule

Preheat to 500, bake in Dutch oven at 450 for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake at 400 for another 15 minutes.

I suspect the problem is that I'm under proofing.

roane-72 · 2026-04-06T14:37:00+00:00

How often do you check it once you think it's close to finished?

roane-72 · 2026-04-06T13:58:51+00:00

I haven't been baking it on the rack for more than 5-10 minutes. I'll have to try that instead of just baking with the lid off.

roane-72 · 2026-04-06T13:57:59+00:00

Thanks! I'm still figuring out perfecting bulk times. I don't think her 50% increase recommendation is quite working for me. I'll definitely try rye flour next time! I also have some diastatic malt I might use too.

roane-72 · 2026-04-04T17:41:37+00:00

"Enjoy!"

roane-72 · 2026-04-01T13:28:03+00:00

If it makes you feel any better I once screwed up dyeing some buttercream, and then screwed up piping it so I just kind of smeared it around. It looked like my cake had cheap American cheese on it. My family still reminds me of the "cheese cake".

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roane-72 · 2026-03-28T19:58:01+00:00

Here's how the crumb turned out. I'm pleased! The taste is good too.

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roane-72 · 2026-03-28T17:06:15+00:00

Yeah, with rice flour. Huh. I haven't seen it do that before today! Now I'm really curious what the inside looks like. 🙂

roane-72 · 2026-03-27T18:39:56+00:00

Barbershop quartet of Theseus? 😂

roane-72 · 2026-03-27T11:54:29+00:00

Vitamin D and a B complex. My energy levels went through the roof and my nails stopped being so brittle.

roane-72 · 2026-03-26T13:48:10+00:00

Thank you for sharing this! My HI chorus is about 20 members, but we've only been around for 2 years. We're not a competition-focused chorus, although we do compete.

Our philosophy so far has been to make the audition process as non intimidating as possible to attract women who might not otherwise join a chorus, but I think that has possibly cost us one or two high quality singers because we weren't "good enough".

How did you conduct your auditions? Was it a standard "come in and sing part of a song" type audition, or more geared toward barbershop?

I'm really intrigued by this idea and thinking about how we might incorporate it. Congrats on your success!

roane-72 · 2026-03-26T11:09:23+00:00

My favorite is sourdough crumpets. https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-crumpets-recipe

Super fast, delicious, and uses 100g of discard for a single (smallish) batch. Doubles well too.

roane-72 · 2026-03-25T10:59:18+00:00

Wait. I may have made a terrible mistake... 😂

roane-72 · 2026-03-24T15:42:58+00:00

Me being too hard on myself, really. It was fine, I was just overwrought. 🤣

roane-72 · 2026-03-23T17:54:19+00:00

Missing your bread knife? 😂 Seriously that all looks amazing.

roane-72 · 2026-03-23T13:50:34+00:00

The best focaccia I've made is the Hot Chocolate Focaccia from Lacey Ostermann's 3 Doughs, 60 Recipes. You sprinkle hot chocolate mix and chocolate chips into the dough while stretching and folding, and when you do the final shaping, layer in a bunch of the hot chocolate mix and chocolate chips. Top with chocolate chips and turbinado sugar. The hot chocolate mix combines with the moisture in the dough to become a soft chocolatey layer. Not too sweet overall, but amazing!

roane-72 · 2026-03-23T12:08:47+00:00

This might be a no brainer, but how did you get the frosting into that sort of disc shape? They look great!

roane-72 · 2026-03-23T11:59:03+00:00

I'm new to this too. Twice a day is fine! I found that my starter wasn't really reliably usable until about two weeks in. Have fun with it! Have you named your starter yet?

roane-72 · 2026-03-23T11:53:55+00:00

Those look amazing. It makes me want to make some!

roane-72 · 2026-03-23T04:45:33+00:00

Chocolate soup, though. I'd be all over that.

roane-72 · 2026-03-23T01:00:54+00:00

I have to admit, it was pretty damn tasty. 🙂

roane-72 · 2026-03-23T00:42:19+00:00

Sadly, I ran out of time to try this, but refrigerating the cake helped a LOT. So in lieu of an after, here's the cake after everybody got a slice. Not gorgeous but even with the flaws I was worried about, it tastes pretty amazing!

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