What? Another Blog Love post?!
I know. But I want to share with you guys when I make something that’s awesome, and this my friends? Totally awesome.
I am sure most (if not all) of you have read Sarah’s blog, and if you haven’t then you SHOULD GO and read it as fast as your feet can carry you. She’s the perfect mixture of whit and wisdom, with a great big sprinkle of the sweetest and kindest heart you’ve ever met. And the recipes? If you’ve seen my Pinterest boards you’ve seen her food all over it.
When I saw a recipe for both homemade sourdough starter and homemade sourdough bread on her blog I just about lost it. I can’t pretend to be one of those charming bloggers who dreams of living my years in a different time; I don’t wish I was Laura Ingalls Wilder. I like technology and air conditioning and convection ovens and microwaves. But I DO find it fascinating when I figure out how to make something so seemingly time-intensive as sourdough bread and I DON’T have to go to the store for any of it.
P.S. Did y’all know that sourdough (from my experience and as noted on Sarah’s blog) takes a minimum of 4 hours to rise since it doesn’t use yeast? I kind of love that stuff – a dough that could rise for 12 hours is really cool to me. And somewhere in the world Nate is shaking his head in disbelief.
But it’s true 😉
All that to say I used Sarah’s recipe exactly for both the starter and the bread, and I let my bread rise for about 4-6 hours without yeast. If you’re not impatient (you Laura Ingalls Wilder gals) then your bread will probably be bigger and puffier than mine. I’ll say this though: make it. You will feel so accomplished when you eat a half loaf of this bread 😉
This is such a great blog!!! Really makes me hungry just reading and looking at the pictures : ) I recently baked my first loaf of bread and it was incredible!!! I used a starter my friend told me about. It’s from Sourdough’s International and now I have to spread the word! I loved it. Definitely going to order more when it comes the time.
I have never made sourdough bread, but you have inspired me! 🙂
Ohhh yum! And you know how I feel about bread! I have to try this asap!
wow this looks so yummy! I love home made bread. I will definitely have to try it out. Thanks!
YUM! Sourdough is the best. I love the crusty outside and the doughy inside. 🙂 When I was a kid my mom would always buy the fresh (hot) loaves from the grocery store and before we could make it through the check out line I was always tearing chunks off and stuffing it in my mouth. Best memory ever.
I am humbled. You are too kind to me. I’m also feeling a little guilty for killing my starter three months ago. Maybe it’s time for a rebirth.
GAH, this looks aaaaamazing! I’ve been wanting to make sourdough bread for just about forever — I need to just do it already. But for now, I’ll be drooling over this photo, mmk? 🙂
You totally should – I was so surprised at how easy it really is to make the starter and maintaining it!
Home made sourdough bread is truly one of life’s greatest pleasures – especially my momma’s! I’ve never seen a starter with pineapple juice! how cool!