A new venture ....

Now that it feels like I have all of this time on my hands .... I've decided to start a sourdough journey. 

Pumpkin and I took a course on Eastern Flatbreads at King Arthur Flour (Vermont) a few weeks ago, and I made the decision to buy a sourdough starter. I could have started my own, however I liked the idea that the starter is from New England and part of decades of nurturing. There's something about feeling like you are a part of something that I enjoy. ;) 

Once home, I did not activate the starter right away, but waited a week. I needed time to think about the commitment and whether I was willing to put the time and effort into it. Truth be known, I've struggled with my body image most of my life ... would bread be a good thing or did I want to continue to deprive myself? This body image thing is a work in progress .... F it! I activated the starter. After 24 hours, that's what it looked like ... smelled so good too.

I continued feeding it every 12 hours for a week. I even bought a new home of it ... Brod & Taylor Sourdough home. I still need to come up with a name .... Bob the blob comes to mind! lol

By this Sunday, I felt it had matured/aged well and I made my first recipe from the discard. The recipe is from King Arthur website, Buttery Sourdough Biscuits. OMG, they were to die for, almost ate the whole thing until the Troll came over and rescued me. 

I kidd you not, it was like eating a sourdough croissant ... so flaky, so flavorful. Yum ... the recipe is a keeper.

That evening, I made a sourdough discard pizza crust for dinner ... another keeper!

I only used half of the dough and froze the other half. 

This week I plan on baking a loaf of bread after which I will probably slow down the fermentation by decreasing the temperature. Don't want to be baking every day ... summer is coming.

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