As regular readers know, a few months ago I was the fortunate recipient of some sourdough starter that’s older than most college students. Historically, sourdough starters were a precious family legacy, a means of making yeast-risen bread without relying on little store-bought packages. You can make starter yourself, but getting it from a friend makes it much easier! My friend sent my starter with three pages of instructions (including feeding it every single day), which I read thoroughly and then filed for safe keeping. (No, really, I know exactly where they are.) Then I started messing around with it, seeing how long I could go without feeding the starter (when the storms hit and work got too busy, I went close to 4 weeks without feeding it) and how many recipes I could modify to use it. (more…)
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Whole-Grain Sourdough Bread (and Whole-Wheat Bread without sourdough starter)
Posted in baking, bread, breakfast, buttermilk, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, Food, frugal living, history, pizza, vegetarian, whole grains, tagged baking, Food, history, recipes, vegetarian, whole grains on May 22, 2011 | 12 Comments »
