Loading…
10
Appreciation post: I thought sourdough was just hipster toast until my aunt's 40 year old starter sat on my counter for 9 days
I used to roll my eyes at the whole sourdough thing. My aunt Linda in Spokane handed me a jar of her starter back in October and I honestly almost tossed it in the trash because who has time to feed flour and water every day, right? Well, I forgot about it on the counter for about 9 days, and when I finally looked, it had doubled in size with these big bubbles all over the top, and it smelled like yogurt and beer mixed together. I mixed up a basic loaf that night, just flour, water, salt, and that starter, and pulled it out of the oven the next morning with a crust that actually crackled when it cooled. My kids ate half the loaf before I could even cut a proper slice, and my husband (who never compliments food) said it beat anything from the bakery near us. Now I keep a jar in the fridge and feed it every Sunday, and I have not bought a loaf of bread since November. So for anyone who thinks sourdough is too fussy, what finally got you to try it, or what is still holding you back?
1 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In1 Comment
kai8078d ago
Did you know the yeast in your aunt's starter is literally from Spokane? Like the local wild yeast there is different from what we have here, so her starter has a flavor you can't really copy even if you tried. Part of me wonders if that's why some people swear their starter tastes better than others, it's just whatever random yeast happened to move in.
1