Comments | sashajwolf: The staff of life

sashajwolf

The staff of life

Jun 26, 2009 21:37

Over the past couple of weeks, I've been getting really into breadmaking. ( Read more... )

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linenoise June 26 2009, 22:19:10 UTC

I've been meaning to do sourdough for a long time now, but I never quite get around to it. It's kinda intimidating at first. Plus I'm lazy. But homemade bread is so amazingly better than store bread. I really should make some more.

sashajwolf June 27 2009, 07:23:22 UTC

I think it gets intimidating because of the One True Way-ists. But really, it's not that hard - yeast is virtually indestructible unless you seriously overheat it. It's not that much work, either - it takes a long time, but most of that is time when you're not actively doing anything to it.

wild_irises June 26 2009, 23:21:51 UTC

You might be interested in this which is my partner's detailed description of his homemade sourdough bread.

Go you!

sashajwolf June 27 2009, 13:44:23 UTC

Thanks! That's interesting - it looks like he uses a much drier starter and sponge than I do.

Re: The staff of life pir_anha June 26 2009, 23:45:29 UTC

the bread is one of the things I still miss about Germany

same here. i make my sourdough starter with organic rye, which i am now grinding myself, and it's very yummy.

though i still bake bread mostly in the bread machine; i just not good at timing things otherwise, and making it by hand reminds me too much fof those days when i HAD to do it. i do bake all my own bread. maybe this winter i'll try my hand at some traditional german recipes.

it's great that this is so good for you!

Re: The staff of life sashajwolf June 27 2009, 13:46:00 UTC

Thank you! Yes, I can imagine having to do it would take a lot of the fun out of it.

mom_me June 27 2009, 01:55:48 UTC

There is nothing quite so satisfying to me as turning flour and water into bread. I feel connected back in time through generations. Plus, almost everyone loves good bread, so I can give a gift that is economical and gratefully received.

sashajwolf June 27 2009, 13:47:53 UTC

I don't remember anyone in their family making their own bread - though of course far enough back they must have done - so I don't quite get that intergenerational connection from it, but I think I recognise what you mean. I get it from some other chores, like hanging laundry out to dry rather than putting it in the dryer.