There’s been just enough sunshine in the last few days to raise my hopes that spring really is just around the corner. That and the bulbs that are still trying to push up through the frozen ground at the front of the house. The next few days are supposed to be unseasonably warm (yay!) and…
Month: March 2009
Master of flakiness
As the high from achieving sourdough starter success quickly deflates like the airless loaf of dough I’m currently baking in hopes that something miraculous will happen in the oven, I figure I might as well celebrate success of a different kind. I believe I have mastered my fear of pie crusts! I just had to…
Sourdough starter SUCCESS!
It’s alive!!! It’s really alive!!! I’ve finally had some success creating a healthy sourdough starter. It’s only my second attempt, too. I used the recipe and time frame suggested by Eric of Breadtopia, which he credits to Peter Reinhart – someone who I really need to start reading more of, because apparently he is the…