I go through these phases when I’m first intensely into bread baking and then I get lazy and settle for commercially made loaves. If I could produce really great bread I probably wouldn’t ever buy from the grocery store but my bread is… less than stellar. I keep trying, though…. Continue reading
I’m flyin’ high and I cannot lie — I finally made a loaf of sourdough bread that not only tastes good, but is actually sour! It’s a kind of miracle! Oh, it’s not San Francisco sourdough, but then I don’t live in San Francisco, whereas San Francisco sourdough yeast does… Continue reading
One of the components of dough is yeast, and yeast is a living being. It has been dormant but wakes to its potential when given food and water. Food and water — along with a few other things — are what all living things on this planet need to survive…. Continue reading