last year found that just four of 19 supermarket sourdough loaves it tested contained the traditional four ingredients: flour, water, salt and a live yeast starter culture. Does it matter if your ...

Sourdough starter, an alchemy of flour, water and the terroir of your very own kitchen, becomes richer, more flavorful, and more fermented and bubbly with time. It may seem daunting, but creating ...

[Noah Feehan] has been working to instrument and automate the process for the past two years, and has created a high-tech jar to keep an eye on his sourdough starter. There are still several ...

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 ...

Hobbs House Bakery A sourdough starter culture takes days to develop ... the Real Bread Campaign has a clear message: always read the label or ask someone in-store.

Mix together the flour, sourdough starter and 250ml/9fl oz water in a bowl. Add the sugar and salt. Turn out on to a surface and knead for 10 minutes or until the 'windowpane effect' is achieved ...

Whether it's blueberry muffins, savory pancakes, or indulgent chocolate cake, these ideas will transform your excess starter ...

My sister shared her sourdough starter with me a few weeks ago. I made bread for the first few weeks but then when I had to ...

Researchers explore how acetic acid bacteria shapes emergent properties of sourdough, with implications across complex microbial systems. When millions of people went into lockdown during the ...

Remember, if you buy sourdough bread in the supermarket, it's important to look at the label to check what’s in the bread (there should only be a couple of ingredients). And it's worth noting ...