There’s this thing I like to do where I put my sourdough starter in the fridge and forget about it for 6-8 months.... Call it laziness... call it "too busy"... Call it a character flaw... But I am who I am, friends. Anyway. A few months ago I extricated a very horrible looking sourdough starter from the depths of my fridge. As I attempted to revive it, I realized that perhaps, a handful of you may also be an unfit sourdough ...Continue Reading
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Season 8: Episode 9: Solving Sourdough: The Science Behind What Works with Karyn Newman
In this podcast episode, we're diving deep into the unseen world of sourdough microbes. Karyn Newman, author of the new book Sourdough by Science, personifies the many parts of our sourdough starters and explains the chemistry happening in our kitchens to help us make perfect sourdough loaves. Every time. Find out the best time to feed your starter, why the fridge is your starter's friend, and what character in your starter is ...Continue Reading
My 5 Favorite Ways to Use Sourdough Discard
Sometimes, it's easy to feel like I'm drowning in sourdough starter. It can be pretty darn overwhelming when the sourdough starter takes over the kitchen counter. Before you (or I) give all that precious sourdough starter to the livestock or the garbage bin, let's talk about my top five ways to use that sourdough discard and how having a sourdough starter can help with menu planning for the week. If you would like to start your own ...Continue Reading
Homemade Sourdough Donuts
Confession: baking with sourdough hasn't always been easy for me. But I loved the challenge and I kept at it until I found my sourdough rhythm. I am not ashamed to admit that sourdough and I started out with more of a love-hate relationship. We are talking bricks instead of loaves and constantly bringing a sourdough starter back from the brink of death (due to my neglect...), and it took a lot of time and practice to really ...Continue Reading
Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Recipe
I couldn't grow a fruit tree if my life depended on it. But I CAN grow a mean crop of rhubarb... so at least I have that going for me. Ok, fine.... rhubarb isn't technically a fruit (yes, it's a vegetable...), but we basically treat it like a fruit when we smother it in sugar and bake it into pies and tarts. Or make strawberry rhubarb jam. While I’m a big fan of freezing fruits and other foods to use later on in ...Continue Reading