A really sour dough
So here’s the sourdough I made out of that starter I showed a couple of posts ago:
It was really dense and chewy, as the recipe (from here) promised. And it was pretty sour. I’m not sure if the extreme heat we experienced that week made the starter more intense, or if the first loaf from a new starter is more sour than successive loaves, but Chris couldn’t handle it. The kids and I liked it, but I’d be happy with a milder flavour, especially if that means Chris will eat it. So I’ll see how the next one goes and report back here.
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Something that wasn’t sour in the least, was the Sufjan Stevens concert Chris and I escaped the house to go see last week. Breathtaking. Hope we get to see him again one day.
Angie said,
November 5, 2008 @ 4:45 pm
That sourdough looks great. Do you have a wood stove? Whenever I’ve tried to make a loaf out of the tin it just collapes, yours looks perky still…..well done.
linda said,
November 5, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
Thanks, Angie. It was baked in an electric oven. I have baked a lot of bread (but nowhere near as much as I would like to bake) and while I am far from being an authority on the subject, I have found that there are a lot of variables involved and that you just need to experiment with them. And accept the odd dud loaf! Good luck with your baking.
Thanks again for your comment - it lead me to your beautiful blog and Etsy shop! And I see we have a few things in common, like our children and Hobart, where I lived for three years while at uni.