Our friend Tracey who owns a local scratch kitchen called Dixie Picnic is an amazing bread baker. One of her breads I love is her sourdough.
Well she gifted me some of her starter. So today I grew it. You can see the result in the above photo. The black line on the jar is where it was before I “fed it“.
I popped my starter back in to the refrigerator and tomorrow I will make my dough, and the next day I will bake. She gave me really clear step by step instructions and it’s kind of a three day process.
I used to be very intimidated by making bread but she and other people have encouraged me to learn and I’m having a whole lot of fun!
I have heard stories of people who have had the same strain of starter for decades. That blows my mind! I found an article where it talks about starter that’s over 100 years old and that was in 2011. There was an article in 2018 about Sourdough starter that was over 120 years old! That’s a crazy kind of antique to have, right?
Even recently in San Francisco this kind of a cool thing has started happening. A mystery person has set up a Sourdough kiosk offering how to make bread with it. And apparently it’s 100 year old starter. I think it’s really cool! Seriously… a phantom baker with what is supposed to be San Francisco’s oldest starter and only a couple of people have or had it.
King Arthur Flour: Sourdough Starter
All Recipes: Sourdough Starter
The Clever Carrot: Sourdough Bread: A Beginner’s Guide
You Tube: The Ultimate Sourdough Bread
You Tube: I Love Cooking Sourdough Masterclass
Tasty: How To Make Homemade Sourdough Bread