09/03/2026
Sourdough starter, all ready, because Friday afternoon’s fresh bread starts on Wednesday night.
I thought I would offer a few little sourdough facts for you tonight. I’m home alone and the house is quiet and I was thinking about the amazing process of the bread that I get to bake each week. It is truly amazing.
A sourdough starter is a living culture of wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria mixed with flour and water, used to make bread rise naturally. This starts the natural fermentation process, which then creates carbon dioxide gas, which forms bubbles and makes the dough expand without store-bought yeast.
Sourdough bread, with the natural fermentation process offers quite a few health benefits, (if you are interested in it for more than just the fact that it is really good bread. 🤪) Sourdough bread is digested easier than commercially produced bread, it helps control blood sugar, and gives higher nutrient absorption. All good things for our bodies.
True sourdough is literally only flour, water, and salt. Simple Simon. And ridiculously good tasting. With some butter. For a yummy sandwich, and pretty soon, to accompany our soups and chilis. 😁
I have been baking sourdough since 2022 for my family, and it is almost exclusively what we use for bread, and now the fact that I get to bake it for you is beyond what I would have imagined 4 years ago. Thank you so much for letting my little micro bakery be a part of your daily life. I am so thankful.
