Vital Wheat Gluten can improve inferior bread flour, provide better structure to sourdough fruit and tea loaves, plus boost specialty flours. Here’s my tips for how to use it.
Easy Sourdough hacks
How to keep sourdough starter warm so it grows in any weather, including winter
When you’re cold, so is your sourdough and just like you it wants to curl up and hibernate! Here’s 12 easy ideas for keeping your sourdough starter warm and cosy.
Why I use weight to measure ingredients and write my recipes
There are two ways to measure ingredients – volume and weight. This is why I write my recipes using weight. You’ll find out, because it makes it easier!
How to tell when your sourdough bread is cooked – The Knock Test
Learn how to know when your loaf of sourdough bread is cooked without any experience or special tools.
How to make sourdough bread in bread machine or thermomix
Kneading is not only cathartic, it also saves time. It’s not the easy, cheats way I’ve come to love, but it can certainly be done for BLME Sourdough. You’ll need to pay a litle more attention but wait less time. In this post I’ll show you how.
3 Reasons I use spray oil instead of flour on my benchtop when shaping sourdough
This is all about the easy way of doing everything! Using spray oil vs flour on the bench-top to shape sourdough? Hands down spray oil wins and here’s 3 Reasons why…
Why I flip the dough before baking it
Little things we take fore-granted, such as bubbles are born to float, make a big difference to sourdough. This simple hack will help your loaf rise to greater heights once it hits your oven…
Why I cover my bread with a cake tin when baking sourdough
Partnering with our other great hack, wetting the dough, this sourdough tip keeps the loaf moist while it rises. It produces better crust colour and the best possible oven spring. What’s not to love? So easy!
Better sourdough results: wet the dough before baking it
You can fill a pan with boiling water, constantly open the oven door and spritz inside with water or… you can just wet your sourdough before baking it. So easy! Here’s how.
How to tell when your sourdough bread is ready to bake – The Poke Test.
There is an art to coordinating your oven and your dough. Learn how to know when your sourdough bread is ready for baking.