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My name is Steve. I make great bread. And I am good at teaching others to make great bread too. Let's learn together and make some lovely bread.

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Hi I have a wedding recovery this Sunday and am making 2 loaves of sour dough. Wedding is Saturday so plan to prep bread Friday to cook Sunday. From what Ive read it will be ok just more nutty. Is there anything to watch?
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Hi Melissa. Sorry, I missed your post. I have been away and wasn't monitoring my messages much. How did it go?
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Yes, long fermentation creates more flavour and texture.
Thank you
Hi Steve I recently attended your WEA workshop and just wanted to thank you for all your wisdom, it greatly improved my sourdough baking I’m still in the perfecting before moving on but feel I am finally on my way
Thank you
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That looks lovely Anette. It's a learning curve, and I'm still on it! 😁
Starter too acidic?
Hi there, I attended Steve's introduction to sourdough and went on to make my first sourdough at home! Though not perfect I was happy as a first time go on my own and it was certainly tasty. I used the starter I had from class, there was still a decent amount but I fed it (strong white bread flour) after a week or so in the fridge, left it overnight on the counter and it fermented well by the morning. It smelled sour and I believe it was good, not off in anyway. Unfortunately, I found my resulting sourdough bread (delicious as it was) to give me some indigestion as if the bread was too acidic. I didn't get that issue from the one we took home from WEA or any previous sourdough breads I've bought. Did I let my starter become too acidic in some way? And if so how can I prevent that from happening again? Thanks in advance for any advice!
Starter too acidic?
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Hi Amber. That bread does seem to have the look of using an acidic starter. It goes kind of gellified and chewy instead of light and soft. So, how long was it in the fridge before you fed it? As a general rule the longer it is in the fridge unfed, the less you should use when refeeding it. It's all about the ratio. I have just come home from being away for 10 days, and my starter is quite dormant and acidic. I will discard all but a couple of tablespoon fulls and feed it with 150g water abd 150g Wholemeal flour. I will keep it warm until well risen. This cleanses the starter and reduces the acidity. Hope this helps.
Knäckebröd (Swedish Crispnread)
@Steve Koschella I followed your recipe and I backed Swedish Crispbread this morning. It’s delicious and only mistake I did which I backed longer. Thanks Steve for sharing the recipe with us
Knäckebröd (Swedish Crispnread)
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Yes, they need to be baked low and watched carefully.
Update to the Hot Cross Buns recipe!
Oops! I just went to use the new version of the hot cross buns recipe I just uploaded to double check it, and noticed a couple of errors. Nothing serious, just a couple of tweaks. But if you have already downloaded it, replace it with the new version in the Classrom - Recipes area. 🫢
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I LOVE baking bread and related products. And for the last 5 years I have been I LOVING teaching others how to create their own favourites!

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Joined Nov 22, 2025
Adelaide, Australia