Preferment

I know. What a mess. But this is what a preferment looks like. It is the beginning of all successful bread-making projects.

Last night I was a bit restless and finally decided a fresh loaf of something yeasty might be good on a Sunday. Well, any day. And I hadn’t started my preferment. Not really wanting to stir from my comfortable slumber, I had to let that idea sink in for a while before I got up to mix together this combination of flour, water, and yeast. Here it is, roughly seven hours later, as I sip my first cup of coffee. I’m not sure what I’ll be making today. But this will make it better.

Let’s not forget to add salt later in the day…