Experiment, Bake 3 , Part 3 - Easy Sourdough Loaf Recipe, The Result

This video Experiment, Bake 3 , Part 3 - Easy Sourdough Loaf Recipe,

The Result of my sourdough experiment series and covers the final results of this bake. The recipe and my observations are included at the end of the video, plus you can see the real time results, the cuts were only added for time.

I do recommend this recipe for beginner bakers who want to explore sourdough. Please note, though, that the dough was quite tough to knead here because I skipped the autolyse. I didn’t think it would matter, but in a lower hydration dough, it turns out.. it really does!

This loaf was a pleasant surprise. It baked beautifully, smelled right, and looked almost perfect coming out of the oven. The crust and structure came together well, and visually it’s a very lovely loaf of sourdough bread.

While the bake itself was successful, the flavour profile was milder than I expected. The sourness was subtle, and although that may appeal to many bakers, especially beginners, it wasn’t quite what I personally look for in an everyday sourdough loaf.

From a texture and digestion standpoint, I found this bread heavier than my usual bakes. That said, I can absolutely see why this style of recipe is so popular. It’s reliable, visually impressive, and produces a loaf that closely resembles what many people are familiar with from bakeries and stores.

I will use this recipe again, but for different purposes. It works well as a base for add-in ingredients, holiday breads, decorative loaves, and gift baking where structure and appearance matter just as much as flavour.

This series documents real-time sourdough baking using a standard recipe adjusted to my environment. The goal isn’t perfection, but understanding how different variables affect the final loaf.

Related blog post with full notes and observations:
https://experimentinginmykitchen.blog...

More experiments and videos to come.

I have included this and a few other of my first bakes in the smaller apartment playlist.. because I was testing my oven out... that's what I do.

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