Keeping a starter alive through a busy week
Feed cold on Sunday, refresh warm the night before you bake.
Overnight rye loaf with caraway
A stiff levain, twelve hours in the fridge and a very hot oven. Dense, sour, keeps for a week.
Starter care
Technique
Dough temperature beats the clock
Fermentation roughly doubles in speed every eight degrees.
Recipe
No-knead weekday focaccia
Mix after dinner, bake before work. Olive oil does the rest.