u/yuzuthecitrus5

What's this clump of dough? It is not sticky and does not dissolve in water. It's like a slime, no borax no glue. And to mention, it is the size of a ping-pong ball.

In the morning I have fed my sourdough(25g starter, 75g whole wheat and 60g water) from the fridge and left it in a warm place to rise. It has risen and had a nice smell. I like to dissolved the starter with water and when I mixed I noticed that something is sticking to my whisk and doesn't dissolve.

That is the blob. Is it gluten?

Most of the sourdough recipes I saw included a Dutch oven, some sophisticated bath water in the oven, or some kind of specific flour. I get it that if it is rye flour bread you won't use white flour, but I am refering to the standard white flour loaf.

I wish to share from my experience that these things are not mandatory for a good bread. You can use what you already have at home.

I have used a metal baking tray and it worked well, the bread was uniformly baked and I have tried with a heat resistant glass tray and the results were good, better than with the metal one.

If you already have a Dutch oven and use it for bread, that's awesome! I wish I had one of those cute pots but they are very expensive and do not fit into a student's budget.

Do not be intimidated into buying specific things when you have alternatives at home.

My favourite recipe:

100g starter

500g flour(any kind, I like to combine, 250g whole wheat+250s white flour; 160g oats flour, 160g whole wheat, 180g white flour)

2 teaspoons salt

60g olive oil(optional)

Link to the recipe:

https://youtu.be/pQxuWfVnwyE?is=FeJgIgVuPwPHomYk

Link to the sourdough:

https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2014/01/sourdough-bread-a-beginners-guide/

Hello dear Kindred!

After I, Baali, have larped as a Tremere and got accepted into the Chantry, I have received this particular item. Could you pretty please help me why I cannot use it? I have attached pictures with the item and with my stats.

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