I haven’t posted in a while. I made one sourdough loaf, and then the only thing I made for about 2 months were excuses for why I couldn’t bake another. I had a good first loaf, and honestly wasn’t sure I was going to be able to do it again. But this weekend, being a 3 day weekend where I didn’t have the excuse of “I forgot to set up my dough so I’ll just wait until next weekend”, I made my second. I’m pretty proud of this one! Still room for improvement. Still room for different styles and flavors. But I finally made the second loaf. So here’s to many more loaves in my future, and less excuses!

@Rose Johnson baked her very first sourdough loaf! She said she had been feeding her starter for months, but felt too frozen by the idea of baking to actually try. Then she did it. “It’s not perfect, but it actually looks like bread. The crust was singing. I could cry.” That’s the win right there. Not perfection. Progress. Rose, we’re proud of you. This is exactly what Crust & Crumb Academy is about. 🍞 ~ Henry⭐🔥

Y'all! I have never been more terrified to bake a loaf of bread, but I did it! It’s not perfect, and I need more practice with all the techniques and timing of everything, but it actually looks like bread!! I’m so excited and also so grateful that Crust & Crumb Academy exists so I felt more equipped to even try baking sourdough (because I had just been feeding my starter for MONTHS too frozen by the idea of baking to do anything with it). That, and my wonderful mother in law cheering me on. Tips, tricks, and things I may have missed or could watch out for next time are greatly appreciated! I already know I need a larger Dutch oven (I only had a 2Q but will be upgrading to a 5Q now), cause this girl went straight up lol I’ll let you know how it is once it cools and I cut into it! And the crust was singing! I could cry! Yay to actually baking my first loaf!