Sourdough Crumb Guide: Open vs. Dense vs. “Fool’s Crumb”
Key Takeaways You slice into your loaf. The crust crackles, the steam releases, and you look inside. This moment—the “crumb reveal”—is the most honest part of sourdough baking. The outside of a loaf can lie (a pretty score can hide a gummy interior), but the crumb never lies. It is a forensic record of your […]
Overproofed Sourdough Focaccia (The “Oh No” Rescue Recipe)
Key Takeaways This is part of my complete Sourdough Troubleshooting Guide We have all been there. You fell asleep. You forgot the dough on the counter. Or maybe the summer heat moved faster than you expected. You go to shape your loaf, and instead of a bouncy, strong ball of dough, you are staring at […]
Why Is My Sourdough So Dense? (The 3 Most Common Culprits)
Key Takeaways There is nothing more heartbreaking in sourdough baking than the “reveal.” You spent 24 hours mixing, folding, and waiting. The loaf looks beautiful on the outside. But when you slice into it, the knife meets resistance. Inside, it’s not light and airy. It’s a brick. The crumb is tight, the texture is gummy, […]