SF style sourdough bread - KA loaves done
In order to counter posts a r.f.s newsgroup I took this page out of the SF style bread pages and added this comment to demonstrate that it is easily possible to make very decent white flour bread with a sour starter and dough (both around pH 3.8, which is fairly sour by my standards).
  • Ferment 540 gr. ripe leaven sponge for 8 hours at a temperature of approx. 85 F (29 C).
  • Ferment doughs for 7 hours at approx. 90 F (32 C) with folding after 3 1/2 hours.
  • Size, shape, rest for 45 minutes at approx. 70 F (21 C).
  • Starter (before mixing) and dough(before baking) had pH 3.8.

Judge for yourself if this looks like a "squat loaf or boat anchors".

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King Arthur flour loaves, crumb and crust
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crumb 1
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These are the first two loaves made with KA flour, the original dough weight after mix/knead was 1201 g, the warm loaves right after baking had 1035 g, baking time was 38 minutes.
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