Sourdough Starter
When I was a kid, my dad used to keep a sourdough starter alive in the fridge. On Sundays he would pull it out to make the best sourdough pancakes around. According to family legend, this particular starter was passed down through many generations of Quakers, until it came to my father as payment for legal services early in his career. Sadly, the starter is no longer alive in the Johnson household, but I’m sure the strain is still making great bread out there somewhere.
This history is why I was so excited to read in The Urban Homestead that starting a sourdough starter is really quite simple. Just combine flour and warm water, feed it daily, and within a week or two you’ll be making bread and pancakes that will impress all.
I opted for some [needlessly expensive] organic unbleached flour from Whole Foods but saved money on the container by hitting up the weekend rummage sales.
Today marks day 1 of my sourdough starter experiment. Let’s hope this tadfad lasts long enough for at least a few loaves!
Filed under frugal, hack : Comments (0) : Jul 13th, 2008 by tadfad
