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When we’re searching for a sourdough bread recip

When we’re searching for a sourdough bread recipe, whether something that can be made in one day or something that takes multiple days from start to finish, we come across many of the same *rules* for each one. Make sure to stretch & fold your dough to strengthen your gluten structure, use only ripe starter in bread baking, score your final dough to control oven spring, don’t overproof or underproof, only use an enameled Dutch oven to cook in… SO many factors thy contribute to every detail in creating sourdough.

But what happens when the rules are broken? If you run out of time and need to halt the process, or forget about the dough until it’s way overproofed, or think you don’t have the right equipment so you don’t try… the rules can be rigid and we believe there is definitely good reason for all of it. Which is why we wanted to test the rule breaking and find out what happens to our final bread.

WE WERE SHOCKED WITH THE RESULTS. In total disbelief, but learned something interesting along the way! Total lightbulb moment for sure. Watch to find out what it was, and stay tuned for part 2 where we try again to prove (or disprove) the reasons for exactness in the sourdough technique.

Starter. Baking. Sharing. Loving. All through sour

Starter. Baking. Sharing. Loving. All through sourdough and life! Join us as we chat with @charitylighten about why she was called to sourdough and how she’s changing lives through it.

If we could give you a little peek into our DMs, t

If we could give you a little peek into our DMs, the NUMBER ONE concern that’s coming up for people is getting their starter to GROW. Seeing lots of bubbles and activity, but not seeing a rise in volume indicates the starter is not yet strong enough to leaven bread.

So let’s figure this out together friends! We posted some troubleshooting tips on Saturday… but here’s a smaller, straight-to-the-point guide that might be easier to digest (pun intended. Y’know, because sourdough 😉). Let us know what you’re trying this week to strengthen that starter!

Let’s take a pause today and talk troubleshootin

Let’s take a pause today and talk troubleshooting your starter. If you’ve been along for the ride and started your own starter, but it seems to be having trouble becoming active, here are a few FAQ-based things to watch for and routine changes that may help!

These slides are text heavy and may seem lengthy, but if you’re someone who’s looking for some guidance and help with your starter, our hope is that we can answer your questions here! Have you run into any of these issues?

We’re two weeks into our sourdough adventure and

We’re two weeks into our sourdough adventure and still feeling like it’s only begun! There’s still so much to share and we’ll be diving deep into troubleshooting & testing so many recipe variables - we cannot wait 👏🏻

Before we get there though, let’s back up just a tad and go over some terminology 🤓 for anyone who wondered what one of these words meant and was maybe too shy to ask. Is there anything we missed? Or better yet - is any of this new to you and exciting to learn?

We weren’t sure how our three starters would per

We weren’t sure how our three starters would perform - after all, even when a starter is bubbly and active, and growing regularly in volume, you only reeeeeally know how it will do once you start using it. And friends, we were very, very pleasantly surprised!

What are you looking for in your favorite sourdough? A big, open crumb? Sour flavor? Smaller crumb? Moisture? Crispy crust? Lighter crust? We want to know what makes a perfect loaf of sourdough to YOU.

Ready or not, we’re jumping in to make bread tom

Ready or not, we’re jumping in to make bread tomorrow! We’re going to be baking @charitylighten’s sourdough recipe with our triplet starters. If you feel like your starter is ready to bake with, join us! If not, we’ll save the process in our highlights so you can come back later on.

Swipe above to see what you’ll need and how to prep your starter for this specific recipe. Can’t wait! Drop any questions you have below.

For many years, I thought naming a starter was wei

For many years, I thought naming a starter was weird. (Keep in mind I hadn’t had great success with starters so I didn’t really understand it) but friends would return to classes and tell me about sally, doughlene, or bread Pitt.

It was fun to hear how connected they felt to their starter and I loved hearing their passion for it. But didn’t understand why it needed a name. Fast forward to almost two weeks into our sourdough adventure and I now get it. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are friends that I meet you can morning. Chat about food and see how they’re growing. They’re really friends.

Today at church, a friend asked if I had ever tried sourdough. Without even knowing our adventures on here- I was so excited to actually say yes. We talked about starter, the excitement of making things from scratch and how fulfilling sourdough can be. I left that conversation realizing I had a better connection than I had realized I had- I really got so excited to chat about it and I was shocked at how much I could share with her- because of this journey we’re all.

So if this method of growing our starter feels a little redundant or questioning if it’s worth it- take a second to really see what you’re doing. You should be proud of your starter. You should be proud of you.

Scroll over to read about why your starter deserves a name and why you deserve the biggest coldest Diet Coke after this week!

We’re so close to using this to make bread. Sooo close.

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