Yes it was ... a bit thicker. I think it can be easy not to forget this isn't breadmaking dough but the starter and there miight be a natural urge to make it thicker than it should be, Using wholemeal makes it dryer. I've made a fair amount of sourdough using borrowed starters this was just my first attempt at my own.

Have you got some french bread perforated tins? If you are a crust rather than dough person then getting into the bagguette habit is really worthwhile. I always thought that French bread would not really be attainable at home but it sure isn't. My favourite bread is certainly bagels followed by crunchy baguette but I also love blending and experimenting. I really love flatbreads ... it's alink acrosss all of us I guess who cannot afford or practically produce long baked breads.

I've asked the mod to edit the thread title to accomodate all things home made bread ...including flatbreads .. perhaps even bread machine et al.