sourdough baker
Fermented loaf craftsperson
A sourdough baker is someone who makes bread using a sourdough starter—a fermented mixture of flour and water containing wild yeast and bacteria—rather than commercial yeast.
The term often implies artisanal craft and attention to traditional methods: She trained as a sourdough baker in San Francisco.
Many home bakers have taken up the practice, especially since the 2020 pandemic lockdowns sparked widespread interest in bread-making.
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- levainNatural bread leavening
- feeding scheduleTimed plan for nourishment
- starterInitiator of action
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
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