I often have people tell me, “I killed my sourdough starter.” Or they ask me, “Did I kill my starter?”
The short answer is no, you probably didn’t.
Sourdough starters are actually very resilient. Read below how I advise people to revive a neglected sourdough starter and you can scroll down to watch a detailed walk through of me taking a sourdough starter that sat in my fridge neglected for a whole year through this reviving process!
Hopefully you know what sourdough discard is from my class or from reading this post. Some people don’t save it and that’s okay! But for those of you who are interested, here are a few ways that I use my sourdough discard. You can read the list or scroll down to watch the video! How […]
You know what sourdough discard is from my class or from reading this post. If it’s called “discard”, why do you save it? Great question! Here are a few reasons why I save mine and why I think it’s a great idea for you to start saving sourdough discard as well. Read the list or […]
You know what sourdough discard is from my class or from reading this post. Now you may be wondering, How do you save it?? Saving Sourdough Discard Tips: Start a discard collection jar in the fridge that you add excess unused starter to. Date your discard with blue painter’s paint to keep track of when […]
If you’ve taken a look around this site or attended one of my classes, you will have encountered the term “discard” or “sourdough discard”. So I want to give you a quick overview of what sourdough discard is and briefly talk about what I call the 3 activity stages of sourdough starter. Read below or […]
Let’s embrace simple… Simple and sourdough don’t seem to go together, do they? And for the true beginner this may very well be the case. But if you are able to keep a starter alive, you can make some very delicious and simple recipes with sourdough discard like Sourdough Graham Crackers (Sourdough Discard). If you […]
Sourdough sandwich loaves are our new go-to for weekly bread in our household. In this post I’m sharing my method and favorite tips! Shaping Prep Before you shape, make sure your dough is fermented enough. This post has tips and a video to show you what to look for. Dough that has fermented enough will […]
Multiplying batches of dough is an important part of sharing sourdough bread with others. Whether you want to bake some batches of loaves with neighbors or invite people over for sourdough pizzas, you’ll need to effectively plan how to make the correct amount of dough. In this post, I’ll share how I multiply a batch […]
So you want to bring sourdough bread to a friend who just had a baby or make sourdough bread to go with dinner… but you’re not sure how to time it to have your bread finished in time…. Aside from getting better acquainted with natural fermentation and caring for a live sourdough starter, the time […]
Rushing the sourdough long fermentation process is a common mistake newer sourdough bakers make. I know I’ve made this mistake plenty of times! The part of sourdough baking that must be learned through experience and can’t be learned through any amount of lessons is baker’s intuition. This intuition allows the baker to sense when to […]
Jenny Prior owns and operates Living Bread Baker, where she teaches sourdough baking and creates recipes to share through her books and website. Her love of cooking, background in teaching special education, and health journey led her to create this business to help share the joy and wonder of sourdough baking with others.
