Nurturing the Heart of Artisan Bread: A Guide to Looking After Sourdough Starter
Looking after sourdough starter is the art of maintaining a natural yeast culture used to make sourdough bread. This active mixture of flour and water, teeming with wild yeasts and beneficial bacteria, is the heart of the sourdough baking process. Like a cherished pet, sourdough starter requires regular feeding and care to thrive. Just as a gardener tends to their plants, a baker tends to their sourdough starter, ensuring its vitality and the consistent quality of their homemade bread.