I baked my first sourdough loaf today!

Yesterday; I started the process of making a sourdough loaf; & yes there’s so many steps to ensure you end up with a good loaf. & over the last two weeks I’ve been asking myself “ WHY WHITNEY! WHY DID YOU GET INTO ANOTHER HOBBY THAT IS TEDIOUS & TIME CONSUMING “ lol I guess that’s just the way I’m built.

Anyways; after leaving it in the fridge overnight to proof I plopped that baby onto some parchment paper did some pretty scoring in the dough to help the air escape & threw her into the oven! I can’t even begin to express how freaking proud of myself I am; LOL I’ve been working towards this point for two weeks; & watching videos & learning even longer than that. & today I reached a goal! I made a bread ya’ll!!!

Since it was my first loaf; I wanted to give the honor of cutting into it to my husband who had work; so it sat there all day; just like “eat me; cut me open and look inside; you know you want a grilled cheese sandwich” but I fought the urge! I also started the process again to make another loaf tomorrow for my in-laws who love sourdough bread just as much as we do! I want to make some for all our family too! So that got me thinking “I need another Dutch oven” So I can at least make two loaves at a time. I love this new hobby of mine; baking is so much fun! I want to get my loaves down good & theeeennnnn I’m going to try discard recipes! I think I’ll try bagels first —yum. Anyways; below are some pics of my first loaf ever!

OMG also my husband decided to name our girl (our starter) “ Carter, the starter “ ha yeah. It’s funny.