Christmas Star Sourdough

Christmas Star Sourdough

🌾 Ingredients

• 100 g active sourdough starter

• 350 g lukewarm water

• 500 g bread flour

• 10 g salt

• Rice flour (dusting ke liye)

Decoration (optional but magic):

• Fresh rosemary

• Few cranberries

• Little flour (snow look ke liye)

🍞 Method (Simple & Real Homemade)

1. Mix

   • Starter + water mix karo

   • Flour add karo, rough dough bnao

   • 30 min rest (autolyse)

2. Salt Add

   • Salt add karke gently fold

   • Dough thori sticky hogi (normal hai)

3. Stretch & Fold

   • Har 30 min baad 3–4 folds

   • Total 3 rounds

4. Bulk Fermentation

   • Cover karke 6–8 hours room temp

   • Dough airy & doubled ho jaye

5. Shaping

   • Light flour surface

   • Round shape do

   • Basket ya bowl me seam side up

6. Cold Proof

   • Fridge me overnight (10–14 hrs)

7. Scoring (Star Design)

   • Oven se pehle flour dust

   • Beech me star cut

   • Rosemary gently press karo

8. Baking

   • Oven 230°C preheat

   • Covered bake: 20 min

   • Uncovered: 20–25 min

   • Golden & crackly crust ready ✨

❄️ Final Touch

• Thora flour upar se (snow look)

• Cranberries sirf decoration ke liye