If you feel like your sourdough starter is too thick, just add a little more water—about a tablespoon at a time—until it reaches the right consistency. Sourdough is quite forgiving, so even though you’re on day five, adjusting the water amount shouldn’t cause any issues! 😊

As for baking bread in a crockpot, I haven’t tried that myself, so I don’t have a solid answer for you there. I do, however, use an Oster Bread Machine Express Bake that I got on sale, and it has been fantastic! I actually have a recipe called Sourdough Bread Machine Recipe: A Culinary Tale of Growth and a Bread-Critic Hubby on my blog if you want to check it out.

But if you don’t have a bread machine, no worries! You can still bake sourdough in a Dutch oven. Hmm, maybe I’ll have to google that crockpot method and try it out! 😉