bread

[chiaroscuro17]

so i've been on a bread baking kick for the past couple of months (or really just an extended cooking of any kind kick since graduating in may). i decided that my january project was going to be sourdough. it took me about a week to make a sourdough starter that was lively enough to raise bread to the extent that i needed. my starter was really

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[storytellerslie]

Mmmm, bread! I've always been too intimidated to try to make sourdough starter, was it easier than you thought or was it super complicated?

[chiaroscuro17]

it was super easier than i thought. all i had to do was remember to stir it and feed it. totally not a big deal! you should definitely try it. i think that the tricky factors are finding a good wheat flour to start with that has enough naturally occurring yeast and bacteria stuff, and then not having super chlorinated tap water. it took me about a week before the starter was active enough to use, so it takes some time, but it's really not hard at all.

[godlikethoughts]

Oh man, those look amazing.
(finally, we are real friends now.)