Fermentation Notes

The starter

Feed it the same hour each day and it becomes predictable — doubling in four hours, smelling of apples and bread.

Skip two days and it sulks for a week

The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.

It is less a recipe than a small animal you keep on the counter.

The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.

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