My first try at a snowflake score
A little over a year ago I started making sourdough bread. I was a little apprehensive in the beginning because I couldn't comprehend making a loaf of bread from just water, flour and salt. Thank goodness for youtube because I'm a visual learner and I soon found out there were all kinds of videos out there to watch on the subject. Needless to say I'm obsessed with this new hobby. I just love it! So, if you're wanting to get into it, my first words of advice is to just "go for it." Don't be intimidated by it. You can do it. Some home bakers do very simple methods and others, I dare say, require a more complex approach. What's great is the process of it all. It is fun developing a method that works for you. Don't worry if you have some failed loaves. Its okay. That's how we learn. I'm still a work in progress because I like to jump around a lot from recipe to recipe and try to see if I can advance myself a little bit on different things. So, again, just "Go for it." The first youtube video I watched about sourdough was a baker named "Ron Tressler". He's a baker from Utah. Also, "Bake with Jack", he's from the UK and "Sourdough Enzo" is from Canada. There are lots more. I like them all. I'll have more tips in future posts, until then... Happy baking:)
