We bake sourdough!

Today I baked my first sourdough loaf. It all started with my friend Amanda treating us with some of her home made sourdough bread at dinner one time. Steve got so excited about the idea that ever since I couldn't help but look for an opportunity to surprise him. One night I did some research online on how this whole thing is done and so my journey began. 

I have learned that first thing to do would be making a 'starter'. Sourdough starter is a batter of flour and water, filled with living yeast and bacteria. These life-forms are exactly what gives the bread its sour taste.  It took me 4 days to raise my starter, feeding it daily with flour and warm water. The whole process went really smooth, just as described, none of those wrong things that I read about in comments online... I suppose the environment in my kitchen is very agreeable for yeast and other good microorganisms :) Anyhow, today came the time to actually bake the bread. It wasn't easy, took a lot of patience to see it rise in the owen, but it was all worth it, believe me.

My sourdough turned out just right and now half of it is gone - Steve and his older brother Andrey enjoyed trying it with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar. That's the story. Of course, I kept some starter for next time, so now I will be baking a loaf of my yummy fresh home made sourdough every week.