March was a busy month on the plot and in the kitchen. We started planting this year’s seeds, introduced three new chickens to our home flock and finally baked some sourdough bread we are happy to eat.
Our second attempt at baking sourdough bread was more successful than the first, but the results were still nit as light and airy as we had hoped. We suspect that it’s all down to inadequate proving.
Our first sourdough bread was flatter and denser than we had been expecting, but we’ve worked out why and reckon that next time around we should have it sorted. It still tasted good, though.
The starter culture for our sourdough bread looks like it’s ready to use. It’s bubbling and has a thick top, like a cappuccino. All we need do now is find time to mix together our bread and leave it to rise.
Sourdough bread is made using a naturally-occurring living organism rather than traditional bakers’ yeast. It requires patience and care as you grow your own starter, that once up and running can last for years.