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A New Sourdough Bread Recipe

I have been experimenting with a new sourdough bread recipe and I think I’m ready to share it with you. Over the years I feel like I’ve tried them all with various levels of success. I like the shortcut recipes and the recipes that get clever with using up extra sourdough starter, but the best [...]

Carnival of Food Blogs

It’s Carnival time at Sourdough Recipe! I thought these colorful peppers would set a festive mood. Lord knows I need some bright colors with all this drab January rain. Here are a few of my favorite food sites…… Is there a better comfort food than homemade beef stew?  And winter weather demands comfort food. Check [...]

Basic Sourdough Bread

I’m here to tell you: making bread is easy. I know that some of my friends just shake their heads and say “I could never do that!” But then I see them make an amazing pie crust and I think “I could never do that!” We all have mental blocks. So here’s a simple sourdough [...]

Sourdough Recipe: Sourdough Scones

Making Sourdough scones is one of my favorite ways to use up extra sourdough starter. I mean, if you’re doing it right, your starter spends its days growing and how can you keep up? This Sourdough scone recipe will help keep the starter in check. And it’s a great, easy and quick recipe. First, go [...]

Sourdough Recipe: Sour Potato Bread

Who doesn’t love potatoes? Here’s a great way to use leftover mashed potatoes. Make sourdough bread with them! You will need a cup of the water that you cooked the potatoes in, but otherwise no planning needed! First, in a large bowl, add 1 cup warmed up mashed potatoes 1 cup warmed potato water 1 [...]

Sourdough Recipe: Sourdough Saturday

Pretty much every Saturday morning I’m in the kitchen making sourdough bread. I call it my “Sourdough Saturday.” I use a simple recipe and for everyday bread, I have to confess — I use yeast. Here’s what I do: Friday night I put 2 cups of sourdough starter in a large ceramic bowl. 1 1/2 [...]

Sourdough Starter Recipes

You can find tons of sourdough starter recipes. Between books and the internet, everyone’s got an opinion. I think it boils down to commitment. How much time do you want to spend with your starter? I’ll offer you two extremes. First: the short cut way. #1 Take 2 cups of warm water and put it [...]

Sourdough Recipe: Lazy Sourdough Pancakes

I love Saturday mornings because I love big breakfasts. If I’ve forgotten to plan ahead and I admit that happens a lot, here’s an easy recipe for sourdough pancakes. 2 cups of flour 1 1/2 Tbs of sugar 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder Mix the dry ingredients in a [...]