I was getting up at 6am to meet the demands of a yeast culture I could never bend to my will. It was a relief to finally give up trying
he very first sourdough starter I brought to life was a tremendous success, except when it came to making bread with it. The resulting loaf was heavy and flat, like a paving stone. It sort of tasted like a paving stone.
I can barely remember why I started making sourdough. I think there was something elemental about the process – just flour and water, left to go weird – that appealed to me. You didn’t need to buy yeast; it just arrived on the air, and made itself at home. I also was a little bit underemployed at the time, and baking held the tantalising possibility of mastery.And while the bread did get better over time, it also got less elemental.
In those days, I also spent a lot of time talking to other sourdough enthusiasts, swapping notes and tips. By that point I was pretty knowledgable – I’d read widely, logged a lot of hours and watched many YouTube videos – but I was still basically a fraud. The best loaves I ever turned out were pretty indifferent. I ate them, but I wouldn’t have paid for them.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
When do double demerits start across the nation for Australia Day?Breaking road rules comes with different fines and penalties across the country, and for some states and territories, it can come with even bigger point losses when double demerits are enforced.
Read more »
Start-ups turn to crowdfunding in record numbers as VC dries upBirchal’s CSF Yearbook revealed a 2 per cent increase in deals in 2022 and almost 50 per cent of companies raising already had more than $1 million in revenue.
Read more »
A new start after 60: I returned to my childhood home – and rediscovered a lost passionAfter winning a Bafta for his film work, Mark Frith felt the only way was down. Then he began to draw again, spending two months sketching a tree he had once played in. It was the start of a whole new career
Read more »
‘Tragedy upon tragedy’: why 39 US mass shootings already this year is just the startWith 1,214 gun deaths so far in January, the ready availability of weapons means the toll can only climb
Read more »
Aussie start-up bids for failed UK battery maker - and its $6.7b planGeelong-based Recharge Industries wants to take over collapsed UK company Britishvolt – and if it succeeds, it could be the biggest battery play in Britain.
Read more »
Japanese encephalitis vaccine for pigs 'months away' from Australian rolloutAfter the deaths five people and thousands of pigs, developers are waiting for the go-ahead to start manufacturing the vaccine on an industrial scale.
Read more »