I made my starter (it took 9 days) then I made this recipe....it was AWESOME!!! My kids didn't like it much (they have never had sourdough and they are only 13 and 12, its an acquired taste I guess)....I had a few issues with it....1. I added the 5 c. flour (as stated in the recipe, used 3 c. AP and 2 c. bread flour)...and only 1.5 c water....which was the minimum. The dough was sooo sticky and hard to knead. How 'sticky' is the dough supposed to be? 2. I forgot to spritz it with water. 3. I forgot the slices in the top. and 4. I used my casserole dish because I was afraid it was going to expand off the cookie sheet too much (I made it into a boule) ....and it stuck like cement to the bottom of it, so technically I only got half a loaf outta the whole thing....flavor-wise my starter ROCKS!! I will try this recipe again. I really just want to know if I should add more flour if I am having to pull dough off my hands when I knead it, ya know what I mean (it was basically swallowing my hands!)...Thanks for all the helpful advice! :-)

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