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Countdown has a bread and pizza doe flour that works pretty well.
I have done 80% hydration, it is very sticky but the bread did turn up very well.

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The results of my first trial. I have some serious issues with my starter and the flower I am using. It has a very weak gluten structure.
That bread is going to be as dense as a brick.
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I must admit that my starter is really struggling at the moment despite feeding it twice a day. Hence why have not wrote much about it.
I ll try a mix this avo and see how it goes.
The sourdough...

Mine is not taking off very fast either. I keep feeding it twice a day and hope to be able to make a loaf this week end. Keep record of how much flour you put in, as it will be used to calculate the...

There is the option to make a dryer sourdough starter if you want.
The one I was using professionally was 2 of flour for 1 of water by weight( 50% hydration). And you can go up to 200% hydration ....

[QUOTE=spada;975033]Good to see the interest in this topic. But be Warned it's as addictive as the black art of reloading.
Here are some links I've found useful.
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Yes you can use wholemeal flour if you want.
Good idea to use dates. That should work fine.

This is the link to bio grain . They produce some of the best flour you can get all Stone ground on French made grinding stones.
New Zealand Bio Grains Ltd. - Flours - Online Shop

This process is...

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I started mine last night into a smaller dish. You can always poor it into a larger container as it goes on.

So today ,I am going to add 1 cup of flour and one cup of warm water. Stir...

Hi,
As promised on another post, I will write a tutorial on sourdough starter and bread making.

Starter:
3 ways of doing it:
1st: simply mixing two third of a cup with warm water and 1/3 with...