I have been wanting to begin making sourdough for the past few months. After reading about how much more nutritious it was than commercial yeast, and learning how much better soaked grains are for you (and that sourdough bread combines both of those good things), I knew I had to try it but I didn't know anyone who made sourdough and would give me some starter.
I read about this website where you could send a self addressed, stamped envelope and they would send you a starter. Not only that, this starter came west on the Oregon Trail and was kept "in the family" for generations until it got to a man named Carl who decided to give it away to anyone who asked! I sent away for the starter and got it a few days ago.
Today I made my first loaf of whole-grain sourdough bread. I used a "No-Knead" recipe (really it's low-knead) and it turned out pretty good! I think my starter needs to get a little more bubbly so that it will rise a bit more, but it's supposed to be a flatter loaf anyway. I'll try another recipe for a sandwich loaf tomorrow and see how that goes.
Also in the picture is my second batch of kombucha (I bottled the first batch last night and we've already drunk a couple of bottles), the sourdough starter and some kefir. It's my "fermentation lab" according to Stefan :)
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