Comments on: Sourdough Bread http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/ sf bay area food blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:27:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cindy http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Cindy Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:57:54 +0000 http://roundthetable.net/?p=1124#comment-576 My starter's name is Phyl (yes, the Phyl from our challenge). I named it after Phyl as when I first made my starter it didn't look quite right so I e-mailed Phyl, as he seemed to have so much knowledge. He encouraged me to be patient and not throw it out, and it actually came back to life. Janice, your post was wonderful to read. It was informative and made me laugh! My starter’s name is Phyl (yes, the Phyl from our challenge). I named it after Phyl as when I first made my starter it didn’t look quite right so I e-mailed Phyl, as he seemed to have so much knowledge. He encouraged me to be patient and not throw it out, and it actually came back to life.

Janice, your post was wonderful to read. It was informative and made me laugh!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Elizabeth Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:17:40 +0000 http://roundthetable.net/?p=1124#comment-572 Janice... you are soo right about needing to be in SF to get the 'real' sourdough... and now I'm hopelessly stuck here in the rust belt with my mouth watering... am very impressed by your loaves ;-) Janice… you are soo right about needing to be in SF to get the ‘real’ sourdough… and now I’m hopelessly stuck here in the rust belt with my mouth watering… am very impressed by your loaves ;-)

]]> By: Mags http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Mags Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:17:53 +0000 http://roundthetable.net/?p=1124#comment-570 My starter's name is Biddy and she's been behaving very well so far. I also agree that time and patience will lead us all to the perfect sourdough bread and that our final starters are eventually the product of our environment, no matter where the initial starter came from. Great looking sourdough.... good job! My starter’s name is Biddy and she’s been behaving very well so far. I also agree that time and patience will lead us all to the perfect sourdough bread and that our final starters are eventually the product of our environment, no matter where the initial starter came from. Great looking sourdough…. good job!

]]> By: Janice http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Janice Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:29:03 +0000 http://roundthetable.net/?p=1124#comment-569 Dan and Arthur made me smile! The density of loaves has to do with so many things that it is hard to pinpoint one cause. Could be your starter just doesn't have much get up and go, or it could be that the loaves needed more time to rise (as in my case, with the cold kitchen). You could also try Sally's stretch and fold method rather than traditional kneading - her bread turned out tall and full of beautiful holes. Dan and Arthur made me smile!

The density of loaves has to do with so many things that it is hard to pinpoint one cause. Could be your starter just doesn’t have much get up and go, or it could be that the loaves needed more time to rise (as in my case, with the cold kitchen). You could also try Sally’s stretch and fold method rather than traditional kneading – her bread turned out tall and full of beautiful holes.

]]> By: ap269 http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-568 ap269 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:54:03 +0000 http://roundthetable.net/?p=1124#comment-568 These loaves look beautiful. My basic sourdough bread was denser (or more dense?) - I wonder if that has something to do with the different bacteria here? My sourdough is pretty young, though - about 4 weeks. These loaves look beautiful. My basic sourdough bread was denser (or more dense?) – I wonder if that has something to do with the different bacteria here? My sourdough is pretty young, though – about 4 weeks.

]]> By: SallyBR http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-567 SallyBR Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:44:32 +0000 http://roundthetable.net/?p=1124#comment-567 Dan and Arthur. oh, well.... as you said, there are worse things in life! :-) great post! Dan and Arthur.

oh, well…. as you said, there are worse things in life! :-)

great post!

]]> By: Janice http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-566 Janice Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:56:07 +0000 http://roundthetable.net/?p=1124#comment-566 No, I've never named my starter, even though admitting that makes me feel like a bad parent! (Maybe I would if I had more than one - like you do - and needed a way to keep track of them.) No, I’ve never named my starter, even though admitting that makes me feel like a bad parent! (Maybe I would if I had more than one – like you do – and needed a way to keep track of them.)

]]> By: Daniel http://roundthetable.net/2010/01/29/sourdough-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Daniel Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:40:51 +0000 http://roundthetable.net/?p=1124#comment-565 Both breads are truly beautiful. Did you name your starter? Mine are Beatrice and Fred. Fred recently went back to his roots of rye. See! I'm talking about them like they're alive. Which they are! Both breads are truly beautiful. Did you name your starter? Mine are Beatrice and Fred. Fred recently went back to his roots of rye. See! I’m talking about them like they’re alive. Which they are!

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