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Anyone have a good sourdough loaf recipe?

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    Posted: 09 August 2012 at 09:39
I've had my sourdough starter for about a year now.  It's based on Carl Griffith's 1847 Oregon Trail starter (http://carlsfriends.net/) and has been happily (I suppose) living in my fridge. I've made a couple loafs with it, just your basic "starter, water, flour" loaf. It was good, but not over the top, and not really sour. I guess I don't really care for the super sour, like san fansisco style, but I at least want a little sour taste to it.

Does anyone have a good recipe for a basic sourdough loaf?

I have next week off work, to paint my house, so I should be able to find some time in there to try out a recipe.
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the recipe/method here might be worth a look - it should be easy enough to adapt to a loaf.
 
 
if you give it a try, we could sure use a pictorial on it ~ :)
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True sourdough bread gets its yeast from the air in which it lives, that's why bread from different areas tastes different. Using the same recipe, bread from Montana won't taste like bread from San Francisco. If using the exact same starter, the bread would taste similar, but over time as you replenished the starter, the local wild yeasts would impart their own unique flavor on the bread.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Daikon Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 August 2012 at 23:24
And, truth be told, real sourdough bread really isn't all that sour.  Naturally, it has just a bare hint of sourness.  But many people expect that with the name sourdough it is supposed to be really sour, so many sourdough bakers give the people what they want by adding more lactic acid than what the sourdough itself produces.
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yeah, I wasn't expecting, or even wanting super sour bread. I don't like that. But I was expecting a least a little bit of sour. Makes me think the Lactobacillus in my starter isn't doing it's job. But maybe it is. When I smell the starter it has a slight sour tinge to it. I know the lactobacillus bacteria thrive better in the colder environment in the fridge, and the yeast like it warmer, so maybe I need to let the dough rise in the fridge for a longer amount of time before baking.

Like maybe mix it up, then let it rise for a day or so in the fridge so the bacteria multiply, then punch it down and do a second rise on the counter before baking.
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Mike - I tried these last week:
 
 
And yep, not only did they work great as loaves, but they also tasted very good. I divided the dough into 8 portions and and formed oblong "mini-loaves" that rose and baked to about 7 inches by 5 inches, but this would work equally well if you made two loaves, or even one large one. I am sure you could also use bread pans, if you want.
 
I think you and Mrs. PitRow will be very happy if you go with it.
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Pitrow and Tas,
 
Thought that these classic San Francisco website recipes and 1 Dvd shall be helpful:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hope this assists.
 
Sorry, I had addressed my note to Tas, however, Pitrow, I hope this assists.
 
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Hi, Mike -
 
I was checking in to see if you've been able to try anything with this. That recipe in my link above worked really well for me, and if you haven't tried it yet, it's worth a shot.
 
Let us know how it's going!
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote pitrow Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 January 2013 at 09:24
No I haven't Ron. Unfortunately I haven't had much spare time for anything lately. In fact, I had to dump my starter. Didn't have time or space to keep it going properly. Someday I'll start it back up again though.
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