Archibald recipe

Archibald

Woodstock, United States

Mixture

75%
25%
Liquid Flour Other
Archibald

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Since 2010

I was making chili to serve at the bar I was running and thought that I wanted to serve it in sourdough bread bowls, the rest is history

Characteristics

Archie blooms with a beautiful bouquet of bacteria and yeast slight tartness on the nose. Becomes vibrant with activity after a feeding or two. She is very hardy and makes bread with a lovely texture and deep flavors with nice nutty character

Taste & flavour

Archibald top shot
Archibald jar shot
Archibald front shot
Archibald rising shot

Recipe

Starting ingredients

  • 50% Pure water
  • 25% Bread flour
  • 25% Whole wheat flour

Feeding ingredients

  • 50% Pure water
  • 50% Bread wheat flour
1
When I store my starter I usually leave it small so It’s easy to build without having to discard much I start by adding water with a temperature that varies depending on the time of year
50% Pure water
2
Then I add equal parts bread and wheat flour
50% Bread wheat flour

Working method

1
First I start with water from the Catskill mountains
50% Pure water
2
Next is King Arthur bread flour
25% Bread flour
3
Then finally am equal amount of King Arthur whole wheat flour and stir
25% Whole wheat flour

Result

Country breads

Completely basic breads flour, salt, water and starter sometimes oil nice firm crust soft airy inside with varied crumb
Archibald Country breads first overview

Sourdough pancakes

Light airy and full of flavor

Biscuits

Buttery and delicious these never disappoint

Doughnuts

Only made these once and still need some work

Pizza crust

Always a crowd pleaser whether I bake them or fire them right on the grill

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