Tag: baking

“‘A loaf of bread,’ the Walrus said, ‘is what we chiefly need….’” —Lewis Carroll

My grandmother, whom I’ve talked about here before, made every loaf of bread her family ever consumed. She was 96 when she died and still baking bread right up until the last couple months of her life. Being the grandchild most like her, and the lucky student of much of her practical homesteading knowledge, I’ve been baking bread since I was a child of about five¹.

jesse.in.mb and I regularly chat about bread. We aren’t crazy-obsessed bread bakers, but we’re both always experimenting and sharing our tasty results with the other Founders lucky enough to reside near (or with) us².

One of our common loves is sourdough.

Sourdough starter has been used as a leavening agent for bread since even before OMWC was in short pants.

Recently, sourdough has been enjoying a bit of a renaissance. The New York Times³ did a nice article a couple years ago, which includes several recipes.

Sourdough starter can be used for so many things! Bread, of course, but also pancakes, waffles, crepes, muffins, cookies, cakes, tortillas, hushpuppies, pizza dough, crackers, and even noodles.

While baking multiple loaves of bread this past weekend, I started wondering if anyone else among the Glibertariat is a sourdough baker⁴. As each starter is unique depending on composition and kitchen of origin, I’d love to start a sourdough starter exchange sometime. Any takers?

1. So almost 4 years now!
2. We also share our baking photos with those far away, just to torment them a little.
3. Sometimes the NYT isn’t completely evil.
4. And also why so few of the Glibs are submitting recipes. Link at top of page!

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