Dustin Tigner (Lvl1Baker)
@lvl1baker.com
I'm having fun learning to make and bake delicious food! My current obsession is sourdough bread.
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Made some rye sourdough bread in order to make a Reuben sandwich. My first Reuben. Woot! I didn't have nearly enough meat, haha. Rye is also hard to not make a condensed loaf. I'll keep working on it. :)
#breadsky 🍽️
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April 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Made some rye sourdough bread in order to make a Reuben sandwich. My first Reuben. Woot! I didn't have nearly enough meat, haha. Rye is also hard to not make a condensed loaf. I'll keep working on it. :)
#breadsky 🍽️
#breadsky 🍽️
April 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Grape jelly on pink sourdough bread, haha. I probably could use a lot more dragon fruit powder to get a deeper color. Either way, tasted the same, which means it tasted great. :)
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#breadsky
April 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Grape jelly on pink sourdough bread, haha. I probably could use a lot more dragon fruit powder to get a deeper color. Either way, tasted the same, which means it tasted great. :)
#breadsky
#breadsky
Made jalapeño and cheddar sourdough bread. It's kind of a pain trying to keep all the things inside the dough, but it makes for the best grilled cheese sandwiches!
Fresh jalapeños. Next time, I'll try picked jalapeños. :)
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Fresh jalapeños. Next time, I'll try picked jalapeños. :)
#breadsky 🍽️
April 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Made jalapeño and cheddar sourdough bread. It's kind of a pain trying to keep all the things inside the dough, but it makes for the best grilled cheese sandwiches!
Fresh jalapeños. Next time, I'll try picked jalapeños. :)
#breadsky 🍽️
Fresh jalapeños. Next time, I'll try picked jalapeños. :)
#breadsky 🍽️
I've been making sourdough bread every day for months now. This is my latest. :) I don't have anything amazing to post, so I've mostly just stopped posting. But maybe I don't need to post "amazing" things. I'm just sharing what I've baked. That's good enough.
Hope you're baking awesome things!
Hope you're baking awesome things!
April 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I've been making sourdough bread every day for months now. This is my latest. :) I don't have anything amazing to post, so I've mostly just stopped posting. But maybe I don't need to post "amazing" things. I'm just sharing what I've baked. That's good enough.
Hope you're baking awesome things!
Hope you're baking awesome things!
Jalapeno and cheese sourdough bread makes AMAZING grilled cheese sandwiches. As such, 8 of my loaves this week will be jalapeno and cheese. :)
#breadsky
#breadsky
March 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Jalapeno and cheese sourdough bread makes AMAZING grilled cheese sandwiches. As such, 8 of my loaves this week will be jalapeno and cheese. :)
#breadsky
#breadsky
Used purple sweet potato powder in my sourdough bread. I have no idea how it'll taste, but it's kind of cool looking. ;)
March 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Used purple sweet potato powder in my sourdough bread. I have no idea how it'll taste, but it's kind of cool looking. ;)
Playing with food dye in sourdough, haha. Sadly, the color didn't turn out that great in the crumb. I'll keep playing until I have something worthy of sharing. ;) #breadsky
March 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Playing with food dye in sourdough, haha. Sadly, the color didn't turn out that great in the crumb. I'll keep playing until I have something worthy of sharing. ;) #breadsky
My first sourdough experiment with cheese and jalapeno inclusions. It smelled great this morning, haha. I like the crust a lot, but I think I need to use more ingredients next time. :)
#breadsky
#breadsky
March 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My first sourdough experiment with cheese and jalapeno inclusions. It smelled great this morning, haha. I like the crust a lot, but I think I need to use more ingredients next time. :)
#breadsky
#breadsky
Two different updates!
First image is showing my progress as a sourdough baker. I'm mostly experiming with shaping and timing, but all loaves are turning out good.
Second image is my first attempt at including cheddar and jalapenos! I'll be baking this tomorrow. :)
#breadsky
First image is showing my progress as a sourdough baker. I'm mostly experiming with shaping and timing, but all loaves are turning out good.
Second image is my first attempt at including cheddar and jalapenos! I'll be baking this tomorrow. :)
#breadsky
March 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Two different updates!
First image is showing my progress as a sourdough baker. I'm mostly experiming with shaping and timing, but all loaves are turning out good.
Second image is my first attempt at including cheddar and jalapenos! I'll be baking this tomorrow. :)
#breadsky
First image is showing my progress as a sourdough baker. I'm mostly experiming with shaping and timing, but all loaves are turning out good.
Second image is my first attempt at including cheddar and jalapenos! I'll be baking this tomorrow. :)
#breadsky
After weeks of baking bad sourdough bread—experimenting to the extreme—I think I've officially leveled up. This is master-level quality: light, airy, chewy, delicious. It's perfect to pull apart and dip into some cheesy soup. :)
Also, I've now baked over 150 loaves!
#breadsky 🍽️
Also, I've now baked over 150 loaves!
#breadsky 🍽️
March 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
After weeks of baking bad sourdough bread—experimenting to the extreme—I think I've officially leveled up. This is master-level quality: light, airy, chewy, delicious. It's perfect to pull apart and dip into some cheesy soup. :)
Also, I've now baked over 150 loaves!
#breadsky 🍽️
Also, I've now baked over 150 loaves!
#breadsky 🍽️
Made six pizzas last night... While cleaning everything hours later, I found my sourdough in a bowl, proofing about five hours too long. >< Whoops!
It looks like it turned out pretty decent, though. I'll report on the crumb once it has cooled. :) #breadsky
It looks like it turned out pretty decent, though. I'll report on the crumb once it has cooled. :) #breadsky
February 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Made six pizzas last night... While cleaning everything hours later, I found my sourdough in a bowl, proofing about five hours too long. >< Whoops!
It looks like it turned out pretty decent, though. I'll report on the crumb once it has cooled. :) #breadsky
It looks like it turned out pretty decent, though. I'll report on the crumb once it has cooled. :) #breadsky
This week's new topping to try on my sourdough bread is creamy honey! I spent the last week experimenting... lots of failures. Back to my hand-mixed awesome bread for a few days. :) #breadsky
February 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This week's new topping to try on my sourdough bread is creamy honey! I spent the last week experimenting... lots of failures. Back to my hand-mixed awesome bread for a few days. :) #breadsky
Woot! My first sourdough batard (which means bastard in French, haha) turned out perfectly. In fact, it almost looks like a boule based on how much it opened up. The loaf in the back is a boule. These were machine-mixed. :)
Win win win win. ;)
#breadsky 🍽️
Win win win win. ;)
#breadsky 🍽️
February 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Woot! My first sourdough batard (which means bastard in French, haha) turned out perfectly. In fact, it almost looks like a boule based on how much it opened up. The loaf in the back is a boule. These were machine-mixed. :)
Win win win win. ;)
#breadsky 🍽️
Win win win win. ;)
#breadsky 🍽️
Just a quick share of my new Challenger pan. This was my first time using it. The top (bowl) lid is sitting on my counter, still quite hot, haha. This thing can seriously retain heat.
Showing a hand-mixed sourdough boule. Tomorrow's bread will be machine-mixed. #breadsky
Showing a hand-mixed sourdough boule. Tomorrow's bread will be machine-mixed. #breadsky
February 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just a quick share of my new Challenger pan. This was my first time using it. The top (bowl) lid is sitting on my counter, still quite hot, haha. This thing can seriously retain heat.
Showing a hand-mixed sourdough boule. Tomorrow's bread will be machine-mixed. #breadsky
Showing a hand-mixed sourdough boule. Tomorrow's bread will be machine-mixed. #breadsky
Despite my lack of posting, I've been doing a lot of sourdough testing, mostly with using a stand mixer. Lots of failed attempts, haha. But I'm learning.
First image: upped hydration and yeah... flat.
The other loaf is what I baked today using my hand-mixed method. Lots more tests to do. #breadsky
First image: upped hydration and yeah... flat.
The other loaf is what I baked today using my hand-mixed method. Lots more tests to do. #breadsky
February 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Despite my lack of posting, I've been doing a lot of sourdough testing, mostly with using a stand mixer. Lots of failed attempts, haha. But I'm learning.
First image: upped hydration and yeah... flat.
The other loaf is what I baked today using my hand-mixed method. Lots more tests to do. #breadsky
First image: upped hydration and yeah... flat.
The other loaf is what I baked today using my hand-mixed method. Lots more tests to do. #breadsky
Had friends over for board games and made them all sourdough loaves (Give the gift of bread!). Sadly, this left me without a banneton for my loaf this morning. But a smooth crust is kind of cool. :)
#breadsky 🍽️
#breadsky 🍽️
January 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Had friends over for board games and made them all sourdough loaves (Give the gift of bread!). Sadly, this left me without a banneton for my loaf this morning. But a smooth crust is kind of cool. :)
#breadsky 🍽️
#breadsky 🍽️
Pfft. Sourdough experiment #... something. 500°F pre-heat for 45 minutes. Lowered temperature to 450° when I put the bread in. 35 min with lid on. Lowered to 425° and baked 7 minutes with the lid off.
Barely hit 200°. Much darker than my ideal. Less ear development. :( #breadsky
Barely hit 200°. Much darker than my ideal. Less ear development. :( #breadsky
January 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Pfft. Sourdough experiment #... something. 500°F pre-heat for 45 minutes. Lowered temperature to 450° when I put the bread in. 35 min with lid on. Lowered to 425° and baked 7 minutes with the lid off.
Barely hit 200°. Much darker than my ideal. Less ear development. :( #breadsky
Barely hit 200°. Much darker than my ideal. Less ear development. :( #breadsky
Reading The Rye Baker by Stanley Ginsberg:
"Leavening is the difference between a bread and a brick."
Haha
"Leavening is the difference between a bread and a brick."
Haha
January 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reading The Rye Baker by Stanley Ginsberg:
"Leavening is the difference between a bread and a brick."
Haha
"Leavening is the difference between a bread and a brick."
Haha
Another sourdough bread test!
The left image shows a double-deep scoring line across the bread. I cut twice. The second bread had a shallow scoring line.
(I, ummm, also forgot to set a timer for the second one. Then I forgot to lower the heat while browning, haha...) #breadsky
The left image shows a double-deep scoring line across the bread. I cut twice. The second bread had a shallow scoring line.
(I, ummm, also forgot to set a timer for the second one. Then I forgot to lower the heat while browning, haha...) #breadsky
January 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Another sourdough bread test!
The left image shows a double-deep scoring line across the bread. I cut twice. The second bread had a shallow scoring line.
(I, ummm, also forgot to set a timer for the second one. Then I forgot to lower the heat while browning, haha...) #breadsky
The left image shows a double-deep scoring line across the bread. I cut twice. The second bread had a shallow scoring line.
(I, ummm, also forgot to set a timer for the second one. Then I forgot to lower the heat while browning, haha...) #breadsky
Sourdough crumb shots.
The first image shows machine-mixed dough (gentle stir for two minutes). The second is hand-mixed dough. Everything else was the same.
Machine-mixed was fuller/denser, needing to chew a lot more.
This was only one experiment. I'll do more. :) #breadsky
The first image shows machine-mixed dough (gentle stir for two minutes). The second is hand-mixed dough. Everything else was the same.
Machine-mixed was fuller/denser, needing to chew a lot more.
This was only one experiment. I'll do more. :) #breadsky
January 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sourdough crumb shots.
The first image shows machine-mixed dough (gentle stir for two minutes). The second is hand-mixed dough. Everything else was the same.
Machine-mixed was fuller/denser, needing to chew a lot more.
This was only one experiment. I'll do more. :) #breadsky
The first image shows machine-mixed dough (gentle stir for two minutes). The second is hand-mixed dough. Everything else was the same.
Machine-mixed was fuller/denser, needing to chew a lot more.
This was only one experiment. I'll do more. :) #breadsky
Decided to try mixing sourdough with a mixer. The result? Even with a short and gentle stir, the crumb was much fuller and denser. Could be good for sandwiches, but I think I prefer my hand mixed sourdough bread instead. Maybe there's a middle ground?
#breadsky
#breadsky
January 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Decided to try mixing sourdough with a mixer. The result? Even with a short and gentle stir, the crumb was much fuller and denser. Could be good for sandwiches, but I think I prefer my hand mixed sourdough bread instead. Maybe there's a middle ground?
#breadsky
#breadsky
My breakfast normally consists of a high-protein yogurt, but since I've been baking a lot lately, I wanted to start making my breakfast. I didn't bake the bagel, but I'm interested in baking sourdough bagels. Sadly, this breakfast kills my energy, haha.
Everything bagel + ham slices + egg. 🍽️
Everything bagel + ham slices + egg. 🍽️
January 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My breakfast normally consists of a high-protein yogurt, but since I've been baking a lot lately, I wanted to start making my breakfast. I didn't bake the bagel, but I'm interested in baking sourdough bagels. Sadly, this breakfast kills my energy, haha.
Everything bagel + ham slices + egg. 🍽️
Everything bagel + ham slices + egg. 🍽️
Tried to make focaccia. Not sure how well it turned out. I was expecting it to be more flat, so I'm confident I did something wrong. That said, it's pretty tasty. I could see it going well with a soup. :) #breadsky
January 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Tried to make focaccia. Not sure how well it turned out. I was expecting it to be more flat, so I'm confident I did something wrong. That said, it's pretty tasty. I could see it going well with a soup. :) #breadsky
This week's "jam" is Apple Butter.
It's interesting. Kind of has a cinnamony flavor or tastes a bit like how hot apple cider smells. It reminds me of winter or Thanksgiving. Not bad. :)
#breadsky
It's interesting. Kind of has a cinnamony flavor or tastes a bit like how hot apple cider smells. It reminds me of winter or Thanksgiving. Not bad. :)
#breadsky
January 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This week's "jam" is Apple Butter.
It's interesting. Kind of has a cinnamony flavor or tastes a bit like how hot apple cider smells. It reminds me of winter or Thanksgiving. Not bad. :)
#breadsky
It's interesting. Kind of has a cinnamony flavor or tastes a bit like how hot apple cider smells. It reminds me of winter or Thanksgiving. Not bad. :)
#breadsky