sourdough breads

Fermented flour products

Sourdough breads are breads leavened with a fermented starter culture rather than commercial yeast.

The starter—a mixture of flour and water populated by wild yeasts and bacteria—gives the bread its characteristic tangy flavor and chewy texture.

She baked sourdough breads every weekend using a starter passed down from her grandmother.

Related

bun · barm · crumb · stretch and fold · bagels · injera · scoring · fermentation · autolysis · proofing · starter culture · wild yeast · retardation · loaves · baguette · San Francisco · crust · tang

Opposites
leavening method

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Baked goods using chemical leaveners

Wonder Bread · Irish soda bread · banana bread · cornbread · soda bread

production time/process

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Bread for sausages

bread structure

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Bread without leavening agents

flatbreads · matzo · tortillas · chapati · roti

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G