I set off on January 1 wanting to master two new things this year – mahjong and sourdough. As we reach the end of q1, I’m feeling good about both. While mahjong is a project that’s just mine, Whit is along for the sourdough journey!
My dear friend NF’s daughter gave me the starter (when we met to play mahjong, no less.) She’s in high school, by the way, and I just love that she’s an accomplished bread maker already. She sent instructions for feeding.
Whit and I fed the thing daily for a week before we had a chance to make bread. We legitimately spent all day one Saturday on it, only to have the puppies get our fully risen dough before we could bake it.
We tried again, and had pretty decent success for our first baked loaf. We have no idea what happened to our scoring, but the loaf was tasty.
Our last attempt was even better! It was lighter and airier and just divine. A sweet friend gave me the lavender honey for my birthday and it is one of the best things I’ve ever tasted.
I will share a few resources from our brief journey:
At this juncture, I have no advise to offer other than to try something if it interests you! It’s amazing how many things you can learn on the internet. We’re taking our starter out of the fridge tonight for our next loaf!
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A neighbor gave me some and it stressed me out to feed it! We made sourdough pancakes/waffles a few times, but never tried bread before I gave it back! They were delicious if you want to try something else.
We do want to try some of the discard recipes!
Love your message to keep learning new things!
Husband makes impressive breads. Good bread is such an appreciated, impressive gift for host or “just because”.
I agree! I would love to give people bread!
Oh, what fun! I’d love to start making sour dough bread. Do you recommend the glass jar you use with the measurements on the side? If so, would you share a link? I didn’t notice it in the Amazon link provided. Thanks so much!
That jar is fine but it’s pretty large – we initially tried with the King Arthur Kit but never got it going. I’ve been using a large mason jar with a rubberband lately!
Dear Amanda,
I volunteer for being your bread donation recipient!!!
XXOO Marme