This is where you take control of your timing. ⏱️ Retard just means slowing fermentation down on purpose, usually by putting your dough in the fridge. ❄️ Cold doesn’t stop fermentation. It slows it. That gives you more time… and a lot more flexibility. 🌾 It also builds flavor. Slow fermentation deepens everything. 🔪 And practically speaking, it firms up your dough so scoring gets easier and cleaner. If you’ve ever felt rushed trying to bake on a schedule that doesn’t fit your life, this is how you fix that. Shape your dough. Put it in the fridge. Bake when you’re ready. That’s retard.

Ok community! I baked two loaves Friday and kept 100g of the mother starter and placed it in the fridge(before I saw video showing I could place it on parchment paper and like it hardened). So, where do I go from here? I want to bake tomorrow. Should I feed it and leave out or place back in the fridge? This is whole wheat starter. I will be using non bleached flour to feed it. This is what it looks like now..

This week's bake-along is Babka, and before we even get to the recipe, we need to settle something. Chocolate or Cinnamon? Drop your answer below. No wrong answers. Just strong ones. (And yes, there will be a savory option for the rebels in the room.) Pick your path now so you're ready by Friday. Path A: Sourdough Chocolate Babka Path B: Holiday Chocolate Babka (yeasted) Path C: Roasted Garlic and Gruyère All are in the Recipe Pantry. But don't rely solely on me. Do your homework. See what's out there that might interest you beyond what I'm supplying. Let's have a conversation Bring what you find interesting and we'll talk about it. The full bake-along drops tomorrow. Get your loaf pans ready. Henry ⭐🔥

Hello all! For starters I made a 70 on the quiz….not ashamed at all because I’m learning all things from scratch. I’ve attempted to bake two loaves but I cannot seem to get the timing right. I think it’s too hard. But it’s tasty at least! So here I am joining this community in hopes to gain more knowledge on the entire process and get better. 🥖 Dough Master 🏆 Score: 620 🎯 Accuracy: 70% 🔥 Best Streak: 2 ⭐ Level: Home Baker Beat my score! Play at crustandcrumb.com/trivia #DoughMaster #BreadKnowledge #CrustAndCrumb

This is my Foolproof Sourdough recipe. The whole process, nothing cut out. Mix to oven. Here's the recipe to bake along with it: https://skoo.ly/foolproof-sourdough Hope you get something out of it. Drop your questions below. Henry ⭐🔥