IT’S BAKING DAY!!!
Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for; it’s time to bake some sourdough bread! I’ve been so focused on getting the starter going that I hadn’t actually put a whole lot of research into the recipe I was going to use to bake my bread. After a quick scour of the internet, I…
NOBODY BREATHE!!!
Ok, if you must breathe, please make it slow and controlled. No sudden movements!!! I think….and I hope I’m not jinxing this….Gerri might be ready to bake with! To be honest, I wasn’t exactly sure I was going to get to this point. When I restarted Gerri, it seemed like she wasn’t growing much the…
I was doing well….until I wasn’t
I’m going to start this week on a positive note because it’s going to go downhill real fast. I’ve decided to name my starter, Gerri. My kids like to name every random critter we find, Jerry, so I decided to go with their suggestion but changed it to Spice Girl spelling because this starter is…
Getting my gas in gear!
Today is the day that I begin the most intimidating part of this process, making my starter. Part of my hesitation comes from what I’ve heard from others who have tried to make their starters from scratch. A good friend of mine tried, and she and her husband ended up not feeling so great after…
Operation Sourdough
“You will choose something you want to learn and share your progress in an online space for the world to see”….no pressure. To be honest, this project came around at the perfect time. Over the Christmas holidays, my best friend had taken on the challenge of learning to make sourdough bread. She had the good…