I received the King Arthur Flour sourdough crock and starter as well as the KAF ceramic bread baking cloche for Christmas. Yesterday I got my starter going, got up this morning, saw that it was working vigorously, so I made one of the recipes posted on KAF: the Sourdough Boule. It rose magnificently, so I placed it in my cloche and now an hour later my husband and I are eating some of the best bread either one of us has put in our mouths. Baking in the cloche gives bread a wonderful, thick, crunchy top and bottom crust. Although I have made yeasted breads for years, this is my first foray into baking sourdough products. Tomorrow morning I am making the KAF recipe for sourdough waffles using my "throwaway" starter. I am a believer!

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