Sourdough Adventures Posts

These little pies are awesome! I mixed them up without a recipe and I am here to tell you….they are so good!

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Grab and go breakfast!

I decided to experiment with my sourdough tonight and I made these! They are absolutely delicious and I believe they will re-heat good.

This picture doesn’t do them justice because they taste amazing! The next photo will show you more….

Get busy and create something delicious for your family! Happy baking!

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I remember when I first started the sourdough adventure. I mixed up my starter and anxiously awaited it to become active enough to bake with. I would look every few hours to see if any new bubbles had appeared in my starter. I knew that the bubbles indicate an active starter. After weeks of trying, I finally got my starter going and I was excited to bake some of the delicious things I had found recipes for. When I finally achieved the active starter I was looking for, I dehydrated some…some for my use and some to sell. Well, I rehydrated a pack of my starter. Not only do I have an active starter, but I have a robust starter! I baked on day 7 whereas it took weeks for me to develop the original starter. I baked today and fed my starter. Would you just look at the bubbles now!!!

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These are amazing! They remind me of a biscuit, but with chocolate chips. I found this recipe and decided to try it and I am so glad I did. They are fluffy in the middle and crunchy on the edges. I can already think of many variations to this recipe that I am going to try.

What are you making with your sourdough? Bake someone something delicious today and watch them smile!

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So I have been at it again! What?…you may ask. Looking for the sourdough loaf that is “perfect” to me!

This one turned out really good to me but I am still trying to make it better! But truthfully, do we ever quit trying to improve on the things we love?

The taste was good and the crumb can use some improvement, but overall it was not bad at all! Bread critics would probably find something negative to say about it, but I as the baker and consumer am pleased with how it turned out.

As you can see from this final photo…the ear wasn’t perfect and the blisters could have been better. I, as baker, consumer and self-critic think it is good enough for at least a B+ rating! I will continue on my journey! Happy baking!!!

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Who doesn’t want to bake the “perfect” sourdough bread? I have looked forward to that day! So far, I haven’t achieved the perfect loaf! But I keep on trying, and the fun is in trying. If you remember, I said when I started that I was going to be honest about things and even if it was a flop I would let you know! Well guess what? I flopped!! Not only did I flop once, but twice!! Most people learn the first time, but I guess I am too hard-headed to learn, or maybe I was just hoping I had not done something right the first time. Sadly, that was not the case!!!

I did all the stretch and pulls and I did the overnight second rise in the fridge, but none of it helped! It just did not suit me and I think the recipe was not right on some of the measurements! I have a scale and I measured exactly like the recipe called for. But the dough was just not right!! I knew it from that point, but I kept hoping for the best, so I baked it!

It is a cinnamon honey bread so that is the inside view! Y’all, I worked hard on this bread and it is very disappointing to not be satisfied with it!! Will I give up on trying? Never!!! Press on I must!!! I will achieve better results in time so quitting is not in my book!!! So what do you do with that less than “perfect”(not even close to perfect) loaf? Do you throw it out with the trash? Or do you find another way to try and make it better? This is what I did with mine. French toast with honey! So if you find yourself being disappointed with something you bake, don’t quit, keep trying! You will get there eventually!!

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For the last few days I have been rehydrating my dehydrated sourdough starter. These are the results! On Day 5 I was baking bread and it is so good!

As you can see by Day 4, my starter was fully active and passed the float test! Here is a photo of the float test! Notice how the dough floats in the water. It is now ready to bake with!!!

So I shaped my loaf. Here is a photo of before the bake. I did not have a bread lame and my cut wasn’t what I would have liked it to be, so I have ordered a bread lame.

Now it’s time to bake that beautiful loaf! So I baked it and it was delicious!! I am very pleased with my starter results and the taste and rise of my bread!

The cut will be better after I get my lame, but the taste is awesome! Crispy, crunchy crust, soft tender inside and classic sourdough tang! Go to my FB page or Etsy shop and order some so you can bake something good!

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I don’t know about you, but I love bagels. Today I decided to bake some for the first time. I followed a recipe I found online.

I know they are not pretty, but they taste good! The outside texture was crisp and chewy and the inside was soft and delicious. I didn’t toast mine but I did put jelly on a piece and it was delicious.

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For some crazy reason, some people seem to think you can’t combine sourdough with yeast to make bread! They don’t consider it a “true” sourdough bread if it has yeast in it! But my question is…how can they consider sourdough mixed with baking powder or baking soda or both as being a “true” sourdough bread? Baking powder and baking soda are both rising agents just as yeast is! Well I have been baking bread today, sourdough with yeast added, and let me tell you right now, it is delicious!!

I have tried many recipes and did not particularly like the taste of them, so I created my own recipe which I used to bake this bread. I shall call it Sourdough Blend Bread because it uses yeast and sourdough and the combination is absolutely wonderful! I will post my recipe on the Recipe page. If you try it, let me know what your thoughts are about it. Enjoy!! And bake according to your tastes and not someone’s idea of what is right! After all, you are cooking for yourself and your family!

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Now available for purchase. This is a 14 gram package of dehydrated sourdough starter. Instructions included and when followed it will make you a wonderful sourdough starter. Order yours today and get started baking digestive friendly baked goods for your family. You will love it! $15 per package with free shipping. To order, click on the following link and I will send you a Paypal invoice. https://www.facebook.com/sublimationsbycarolyn

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