Tag: Sourdough

  • Sourdough Culture

    Sourdough Culture

    Having written up the ‘how-to’ of starting a sourdough culture, and the beginnings of a recipe set for it, I was asked about the nature of the sourdough starter. What’s going on in that jar of oozing, smelling, wonderful stuff? How does it work? Is it safe? And why did we stop using sourdough except…

  • Sourdough Pretzels

    Sourdough Pretzels

    First, about a week or two before you want the pretzels, you begin with a starter. This is easy. All you need is flour, water, and to catch some invisible little friends to do the heavy lifting for you.  There are two ways – no, three – to begin a sourdough starter. One is to…