And while I had high hopes to make sourdough as soon as I came back to town this winter, I was struck down with a bad case of the flu (not COVID-19) so tucked that baby into my fridge and it’s still there … just waiting. I digress, the starters I bought from Tara didn’t make the last house move I made. Unfortunately, even though I originally hail from San Francisco and sourdough is something my family has always loved, I don’t seem to be adult enough to care for a starter - they require some attention, which is probably one of the reasons why sourdough bread is so popular right now, people are spending more time at home, and have the time to tend their starters, and because home-baked bread is so good and comforting and we can all use a bit of that these days. As an aside, and in full disclosure, I previously bought two different OLD starters (a 75-year-old starter and a 100-year-old starter) from Fermentation on Wheels Tara Whitsitt several years ago when she came to Des Moines and taught a fermentation class at a local community garden. I tucked that into my luggage and off I went. She lovingly put it into a sealed jar, wrapped it in plastic wrap, and popped it into a resealable plastic bag. To Sourdough or Not to SourdoughĪnyhow, a little background, this past holiday, while visiting friends and family back east, I was gifted a bit of sourdough starter from a friend of a friend. All in all, it’s incredibly easy and ostensibly hands-off - you’ll ease right into the world of loaves, practically with your eyes closed. Then let it rest (translation, do nothing), score it (translation, make a few shallow cuts on the top), then bake it. Okay maybe you need to shape it, but honestly, that simply means forming the dough into a ball. ![]() With the increased interest in bread baking, in particular sourdough bread, but the lingering feeling of many that homemade bread is beyond their reach, especially if they’ve never ventured into bread baking (and then there’s the whole thing about working with a starter or yeast), no-knead bread is the method to try. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases made through affiliate links.) (Note: This post contains affiliate links.
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