Sourdough and Other Fermented Foods
Sourdough Herb Stuffing Bread
Make your own bread for homemade stuffing with added flavor and less fat. Note: This post was originally published on my long-neglected Hestia's Kitchen blog, where you can find additional photos. Looking for a way to make your own sourdough starter? See our tutorial...
Sourdough Zucchini Bread
Excess zucchini plus sourdough starter equals a unique quick bread. Sometimes the garden fairy (you know, the tooth fairy's sister!) brings us too many zucchini. And sometimes she brings us only a few zucchini - but they are giants! In either case, the best thing to...
Sourdough Saturday – Sourdough Carrot Bread
Pureed carrots lend this bread a beautiful yellow hue and a moist and tender bite. Last week I rescued my sourdough starter from the refrigerator where it has been hibernating for a while. My grand-daughter wanted to learn how to make real bread, "not the stuff from...
Sourdough Saturday – Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade cinnamon rolls and Easter morning go together like peanut butter and jelly. Easter (the unofficial start of a REAL spring for many of us) is right around the corner, and that means it's time for the heavier rustic breads to take a back seat and allow lighter...
Sourdough Saturday – Homemade Dumplings
Soup topped with homemade dumplings will warm you up on this cold, February day. Note: This is an updated version of a post that originally appeared on my other blog (October 2012). Make Your Own Dumplings When the weather is cold, dim, and damp, I reach for the...
Sourdough Saturday – Buckwheat Crepes
Looking for a quick dinner idea? Buckwheat crepes are basically street food, easily cooked at home! Crepes are easy to make and a good way to turn leftover odds and ends into something a bit more elegant. Perfect for those nights you don't really feel like cooking,...
Sourdough New England Brown Bread
If it's Saturday night in New England, baked beans and brown bread are on the menu. Have you ever attended a traditional New England public dinner or church supper? If so, you are no doubt familiar with the delicious, whole grain goodness that is steamed New England...
Spiced Sourdough Rye Bread
To many people, rye bread IS sourdough bread. That is because rye flour naturally contains a large amount of sour flavoring bacteria. The rye bread found on grocery store shelves though usually includes little to no actual rye flour. So if this recipe is your first...
Irish Halloween Bread – Barm Brack
Barm Brack is a fruit-full Irish bread traditionally used to tell fortunes at Halloween. Different items are baked into the bread; the person who gets the pea will not marry, the person who gets the stick will have an unhappy marriage, the person who gets a piece of...
