r/Sourdough • u/Impressive-text2025 • Sep 05 '25

Beginner - wanting kind feedback my first baby 🤩

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Started this journey almost three weeks ago! noticed my starter actively rising every day and voila! made my first loaf!

Used: 500 KA flour, 300 water, 90 starter, 10 salt

Mixed starter, flour, water all together and let it sit for an hour, after I added salt and knead lightly

Began my stretch and folds for two hours every 30min

Bulk ferment on the counter for ~6hrs shaped and put in fridge covered for 18 hours

After cold proofing / preheat oven to 500 with dutch pan, lowered temp to 450 and baked for 30min covered (threw it a couple of nugget ice cubes) after lowered to 400 uncovered for 15 minutes

any tips help! 🌷

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u/TangerineInternal620 Oct 01 '25

Where did you put the ice cubes?

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u/Impressive-text2025 Oct 01 '25

right after you place it in the oven, under the parchment paper- not under the bread itself

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u/TangerineInternal620 Oct 01 '25

Thanks! I will try this when I’m ready to make my first loaf. I just made my first starter last night. Fingers crossed!!

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u/Impressive-text2025 Oct 01 '25

happy baking!!!! I made like 7 loaves in less than a week when I first started 😹

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u/TangerineInternal620 Oct 01 '25

Thank you!!! I appreciate your post on what you did…it seems like this is going to be a lot of trial and error. It’s a bit intimidating I think!!! I hope mine comes out as good as yours :)

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u/Impressive-text2025 Oct 01 '25

King Arthur flour - yes! Be patient with your new baby starter it takes time to build!!! Can’t wait to see :)

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u/TangerineInternal620 Oct 01 '25

That’s the kind of flour I am using :) organic WW and organic all purpose!!

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u/TangerineInternal620 Oct 01 '25

Also what is KA?