Sourdough may seem intimidating at first, but making and keeping a happy starter all comes down to a couple of simple ...

As I mentioned in our article about Bill’s sourdough pizza dough, he learned how to make a sourdough starter while taking a ...

Sourdough is naturally leavened bread, which means it doesn’t use commercial yeast to rise. Instead, it is made with a starter—a fermented ... suitably vinegar-like flavor with a mild yogurt ...

Before commercial yeast became available, bakers would use a bubbling mixture of yeasts and bacteria (a leaven) to both aerate the crumb and give a sharper flavour to the wheat. You can make your ...

The Fiery Bee microbakery started with a beehive. Lindsey Marcelli and her family began harvesting honey, and she went ...

A Flavor Profile Years in the Making The process of making sourdough bread begins with a sourdough starter. These starters ... roles in other fermented foods like vinegar and kombucha," says ...

It should have started to look almost sponge-like. Day 5 You should now have a starter with plenty of small bubbles. It should also have a more pleasant, but still acidic, aroma.

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering: ‘Is sourdough ... a look at the ingredients listed – look for 100% wholewheat or wholegrain, and avoid too many excessive artificial additives like ...