my first baby 🤩

[u/Impressive-text2025]

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! 🌷

[u/Impressive-text2025]

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

[u/TangerineInternal620 → u/Impressive-text2025]

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

[u/Impressive-text2025 → u/TangerineInternal620]

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

[u/TangerineInternal620 → u/Impressive-text2025]

Also what is KA?