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I just baked my first sourdough bread using a pre-ferment instead of a starter and it was delicious. So my question is what if any are the advantages of using a starter? (Other than I made mine from scratch over 4 years ago and it's now like a child to me so it would feel like murder if I didn't keep feeding it 😏)
I happen to love the recipe for Fruit Cake that my mom made every year just after Thanksgiving. When it was finished baking she would douse it with Apricot Brandy, let it cool and wrap it in plastic wrap and tin foil and let it age until right before Christmas. I was filled with walnuts and fruits like candied citron,…
Have you started baking more since COVID puts constraints on our lives? Do you bake because you can't find the fresh-baked goods you want at the store, or just because you enjoy doing it at home? I'm in the middle of holiday baking of cookies, after finishing the pie-baking season a few weeks ago. I definitely bake bread…