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Sourdough Startin’

I don’t know what I’m doing.

According to the flour gurus at King Arthur’s flour, I can make my own sourdough starter: https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-starter-recipe

And what a journey it’s been. There have been ups, there have been downs, and think I even killed it. But we are back!

I’ve made three breads with the starter – a dense banana bread:

A makeshift walnut pistachio loaf:

And these amazing white loaves:

This week will be the week when I finally attempt to make my first official sourdough loaf. I’ve had an interesting time comparing baking vessels. I may even write a whole separate post on this topic alone….