Where to find and how to prepare sourdough at home. Here are the recipes to prepare natural yeast for baking at home.
Where to find and how to prepare sourdough at home. Finally more and more people are rediscovering the good habit of making bread at home with the natural yeast. You too would like to start baking with mother pasta? Then you could decide to go in search of natural yeast, or try to prepare it at home from scratch. Here's how to do it.
1) Get the sourdough as a gift
The sourdough it is a gift: it is not sold, it is not bought, it is simply given away. In your network of friends or relatives there is probably someone who already uses it and who maybe can't wait to give you some and explain how to use it. Spread the word among your acquaintances too: maybe someone is already using sourdough without your knowledge.
2) Participate in a bakery workshop
Participate in a bakery workshop with natural yeast it is a good opportunity both to learn how to prepare bread at home and to receive a piece of sourdough as a gift. Usually on these occasions the participants can take home some sourdough and bread prepared together. Keep an eye on the calendar of events dedicated to baking and self organized in your area.
3) Farmer’s market
Do you ever go shopping at the farmer's market? Usually there is always a flour seller ready to "sell" the sourdough. Sometimes you just need to ask. You will buy the flour needed for the bread and you will get your sourdough ready to start baking as a gift.
4) Sourdough dealers
You just don't know where to find sourdough? Then consulted the official list of "Sourdough dealers". You will be able to identify the person closest to you based on the region and the city where he is located. When you have your sourdough available, you can become "pushers" yourself to help spread the sourdough. THU the map.
Prepare the sourdough at home
5) Sourdough with water and flour only
The easiest sourdough to prepare at home requires you to use only water and flour as ingredients. No additions are needed. You will need to refresh the sourdough regularly with water and flour. The leavening process will start completely naturally without the need for additional ingredients. THU a useful recipe. THU another recipe to follow.
6) Sourdough with apple
One of the classic recipes for making sourdough at home requires using one apple among the ingredients, as well as water and flour. This process takes longer than the previous one, but it will still allow you to obtain a completely natural yeast for making bread at home. THU recipe.
7) Mother paste with yogurt
Some methods of making sourdough at home require the use of yogurt. It is usually used only for the first dough but is not necessary for refreshments. In addition to the yogurt, a teaspoon of honey is added to the water and the chosen flour. THU all the instructions for preparing sourdough with yogurt at home.
8) Gluten-free sourdough
For those who cannot use common sourdough, prepared with wheat flour, here is a very interesting alternative. This is the gluten-free sourdough, which you can prepare with rice flour or very fine corn flour. You can add a teaspoon of malt to help the process. THU instructions for preparing and cooling gluten-free sourdough.
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9) Sourdough prepared with honey
To prepare the homemade sourdough from the basic ingredients, which are always represented by water and flour, you can add some honey. If you have some available, therefore, you can experiment with this recipe which varies a little from the basic one for sourdough. THU the recipe to follow.
10) Sourdough with rye flour
This recipe for making sourdough at home involves using the Rye flour as an alternative to the classic wheat flour. You will also need water, preferably from a spring, and two Golden apples. You will have to peel, remove the seeds and blend the apples and then add them to the water and flour. THU the instructions to follow.
Marta Albè
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