How sourdough bread is made
Process map by Brian. 15 steps, 2 layers. Tags: food, cooking, baking.
- Baker: Feed the starter flour and water every day
- Starter (wild yeast): Wild yeast and bacteria make gas and acid
- Baker: Is the starter bubbly and doubled in size?
- Baker: Mix starter, flour, water and salt
- The dough: Rest, then fold the dough every half hour
- The dough: Slow rise for hours as gluten builds
- Baker: Shape the loaf
- The dough: Cold proof overnight in the fridge
- Oven: Bake hot in a covered pot with steam
- Oven: Crust browns and the bread springs up
- Baker: Cool before cutting