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Hello! Welcome to Sourdough Made Simple. The community for home bakers that want to build confidence and skills in the kitchen. I am so glad that you are here! Introduce yourself, tell us how long you have been baking, and what you are looking forward to the most about this community!
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March Challenge - Timing & Scheduling Confidence Month
Let’s be honest. Most sourdough frustration isn’t about flour. It isn’t about starter. It isn’t even about technique. It’s about timing. “When do I mix?” “When do I bake?” “What if I have work?” “What if life gets busy?” So this month, we’re simplifying everything. 🌿 The March Challenge Build a sourdough rhythm that fits your real life. Not a bakery schedule. Not an influencer schedule. Your schedule. Because sourdough should support your life — not run it. Here’s What We’re Doing This month, your goal is simple: ✔ Choose one baking day✔ Choose one timing schedule✔ Repeat it twice That’s it. No new flours. No fancy techniques. No pressure for perfection. Finding your natural rhythm. Over the next few weeks, we’ll cover: • How to choose your ideal baking day • 2–3 simple timing templates (morning mix / evening bake, weekend baker, etc.) • How to pause dough if life happens • How long bulk fermentation can flex • How to make the fridge work for you You’ll start to see that sourdough is flexible. And confidence comes from repetition — not complexity. When you have a schedule: You bake more consistently. Your dough behaves more predictably. Your confidence grows faster. And suddenly sourdough feels sustainable. That’s the goal. Step 1: Answer in the poll... Are you: 1️⃣ A morning baker2️⃣ An evening baker3️⃣ A weekend baker4️⃣ Still figuring it out Let’s build your rhythm together this month. You don’t need to bake more. You need a plan that fits your life.
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GF Sourdough
What has everyone been doing with the GF Sourdough? We have been using the Namaste flour blend every time and it has worked wonderfully! We usually do the regular sourdough recipe for measurements but then I also include 2 eggs because that seemed like the right thing to do! We have done bread, pizza crusts, and a cinnamon roll bread with icing! 🤤 Any other successful attempts?
GF Sourdough
March Challenge - Week 3: Easy Adjustment For Real Life
This week, we’re focusing on how to adjust your dough to fit real life. Because the truth is, sourdough is more flexible than you think. You don’t have to get everything perfectly timed for it to work. You just need to understand your options. Let’s talk about a few key shifts that will change everything for you: Bulk fermentation doesn’t have a strict timer. It can go shorter or longer depending on your kitchen, your schedule, and your dough. Instead of watching the clock, start watching your dough — look for some rise, a bit of airiness, a soft and slightly jiggly feel. That’s your cue. Refrigeration is your pause button. If life gets busy, you can place your dough in the fridge to slow everything down. This works after bulk fermentation or after shaping. The fridge gives you breathing room. You can pause your dough more than you think. Need to step away? Put it in the fridge. Not ready to bake yet? Fridge. Plans changed? Fridge. This is how sourdough starts to work for you instead of against you. And if life happens — you didn’t ruin it. Maybe your dough fermented a little longer. Maybe you had to delay baking. That’s okay. Every bake is still teaching you something, and most “mistakes” are still very usable (and often still delicious). This is the week where we let go of perfection and start building flexibility. Because confident bakers aren’t the ones who follow perfect schedules — they’re the ones who know how to adjust. So here’s your focus this week: if something doesn’t go as planned, don’t panic — adjust. Use the fridge. Give it more time. Work with your dough instead of fighting it. And tell me in the comments — what’s one moment this week where your schedule didn’t go as planned? Let’s walk through it together.
My first loaf or is it loave? 😳
I did my first baking yesterday. Here is a picture of the final product. I feel like I panicked & forgot everything you taught us in class, but then went with “it’s not that serious” just keep going. Now my biggest confusion is my next feed (I fed Saturday) do I discard some starter before I feed again? Meet “Doughlene’s” first baby!
My first loaf or is it loave? 😳
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