#7 - Sourdough - Why We Love It

"That led to bakers yeast, which was a household item by 1900... Then we just seem to have gone completely downhill from there, to this place where on the shelves are these loaves made in a process that, if you showed a baker from three or four hundred years ago, they just wouldn't recognize, with all these additives in it... And people just think that's bread." - Alison, in Episode 7, Sourdough"You basically need to be able to stir a spoon in a bowl. That's about the skill level that's needed." - AndreaMentioned in the podcast:Fare la scapettaThe Fresh Loaf forum"There's about 18 million ways to do this, it can't be that hard." - AndreaA Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry blog - Bread: Part IThe History of Food Podcast on AppleSourdough Recipes on Alison's blog, Ancestral Kitchen"Spelt has a tendency to go stale quite quickly, also the crumb can be a bit hard; and the scald helps with both those things." AlisonWild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix KatzThe Art of Fermentation by Sandor Ellix KatzPeter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day by Peter Reinhart"Each thing along the line has grabbed me and pulled me in more. Each step I've taken away from that 9 to 5 life slowly slowly slowly to intentionally build something else had rewarded me in ways that tell I'm on the right path. This feels in accordance with my nature far more than what I used to do and how I used to live." - AlisonNourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon MorellBread flour sourced from Azure StandardEInkorn flour sourced from Young Living"If we could just awaken everybody to the idea that their food is playing a role -- I don't have to tell you to make sourdough or how to make sourdough once you have the idea that food is affecting everything about your life you will begin to seek out and the things will come to you." - AndreaTara Couture of Slow Down FarmsteadAndrea mentioned she was posting Charlotte Mason quotes online. You can see them here: instagram.com/charlottemasoncommonplaceAlison's beloved Emile Henry loaf pan "I took my own journey...