Just took my first loaves out of the oven! I was so nervous all day but it tastes great so that’s a win! I need to do better scoring, shaping and probably more stretching… can’t wait to bake another batch! Question—- what’s the best way to store it?

I used a different recipe that was very similar to Sandra's. It called for fresh-milled flour and was also no knead. I didn't have quite enough active starter, so I added a little discard along with it and also the 3 g of yeast that Sandra suggests. I baked it in a casserole dish and the bread hit the lid, or it would have risen higher and wouldn't be slightly squished. Next time I'll use a Dutch oven! I haven't had a yeast bread hit the lid, so this was my best round loaf yet. I am happy with it. It's delicious and perfectly hearty and sour for a first attempt! My husband and daughter thought it was perfect. I think I love the slow and peaceful fermentation process for sourdough. I did three rounds of stretch and folds over three hours after mixing the dough last night. Then I put the dough in the fridge overnight and baked it this morning. I forgot about the extra day for fermentation that Sandra suggests. The process from starter feeding to cooled loaf took about 24 hours. It was fun to get up with dough ready to go in the oven, and to have it cooled and waiting for dinner.

Please wish me good luck!

The front loaf looks great. I don't think I slashed the back loaf deep enough. Its a bit misshaped, like it had a blowout.

I'm thinking I need to practice making sourdough bread...... Just saying.... Well this is how it all went done. Starter, mixed dough, chilled out in fridge for 23hrs. Few air bubbles in the dough and it was tacky/sticky feeling. Plopped it on a tray with parchment paper. I just went with it. Let it rest 40mins while oven was getting toasty. Baked at 450f for 35mins, temped at 200f. Let it completely cool off. One has little bubbles and a little bit chewy, and a good taste. Other one had really big bubble and was even chewier. Went well with stuffed zucchini for dinner.