My cousin said my sourdough looked like a 'sad pancake' at Thanksgiving

We were in her kitchen in Austin and I'd spent 2 days on this loaf. She picked it up, poked the crust, and said 'Did you forget the yeast or something?' straight to my face. I followed the recipe exactly, 500g flour, 350g water, 20 hour ferment. It just didn't spring in the oven. Has anyone else had a loaf come out flat after doing everything right? What did you change?

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3 Comments

young.ryan5d ago

Maybe your starter just wasn't active enough that day?

young.michael5d ago

Float test? I've been baking sourdough for three years and never heard of that.

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fiona_kim975d ago

Honestly had the same issue until I started doing the float test with my starter. That flat loaf phase is the WORST.