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  • Sourdough Sandwich Bread

    This Sourdough Sandwich Bread came out so good and it was SO easy. What you need: Ingredients: Toss everything into the mixer EXCEPT the flour, give it a quick mix and let it sit until the yeast is frothy on… Continue reading

  • Y’all! Here’s the follow up from the Pickle Bread! It smells so good!!! I can’t cut into it for 4 hours, but I’ll snap a pic when I do. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 Continue reading

  • Pickle Bread

    We have chopped Whole Dill Pickles, Dill Weed, Feta, and Cabot’s Seriously Sharp Cheddar. Yummm!!!!! Pickle Juice went into the dough as well, so it should be VERY picklish! It has to rest overnight so I’ll post the finished bread… Continue reading

  • Follow Up

    Here’s the follow up on the Recipe that I posted here. It definitely produced a nice bread with a deliciously soft inside. It’s a recipe I’ll try again, BUT, I really like my go to recipe best. It just works… Continue reading

  • Common Sourdough Q & A’s

    Do I need to put ice cubes in my Dutch Oven before baking ? No. In fact, I found that it produced too much steam and make a thicker crust. Your DO should provide enough steam. Not only that, but… Continue reading

  • Amazon Must Haves for Sourdough

    I asked myself earlier what it was that I really needed to know when I first started down this rabbit hole. What did I really need to get started? And now looking back, what I didn’t.  So here’s a few… Continue reading

  • Let’s Try It! New Sourdough Recipe

    My sweet friend and I had a long “sourdough convo” last night and she wants me to try her adjustments to her measurements. She says she’s getting great results.. so, we’re gonna give it a go! Here’s what she sent… Continue reading

  • Jenny’s Sourdough

    Let’s bake some bread!!! I cannot do 2-day sourdough. It’s a crazy amount of time to spend on making a loaf of bread. SO, this is what I’ve found works for me and my crazy life. Before I start, note… Continue reading

  • Get your Starter Started!

    The first thing required to begin on this Journey is a healthy Sourdough Starter. There are a million ways to go about this, but I continuously remind myself that our ancestors made bread by candlelight with very little resources. Let’s… Continue reading