Posts by ddick

I know you have "The Village Baker" by Joe Ortiz, but here is what he says about acid ascorbique for those who don’t have it: Vitamin C The same magical powder that we Americans ingest in massive doses in hope of...

Thanks for the responses. I tossed all but one cup of the culture I had after day 3 (it got thicker as I added each refreshment). On day 4 I cut the water to flour ratio to get to a the culture to more dough like consistency. This...

On page 229 of Peter Reinhart's book "The Bread Baker's Apprentice" there is a recipe for a seed culture to be used in eventually building a barm. The quantities and the description for Day 1 don't seem to align. Day 1...