Bread the staff of life, Sourdough is the oldest form of leavened bread and was used at least as early as ancient Egypt. It was probably discovered by accident when bread dough was left out and good microorganisms wild yeast drifted into the mix. The resulting bread had a lighter texture and better taste. Sourdough bread is made by the fermentation of dough using naturally occurring lactobacilli and yeast. ItContinue reading “Making Sourdough Bread”
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Ways with Wild Garlic
My favourite wild food now in abundance so I thought a post on ways with wild garlic was just the thing. This is not a comprehensive post on the uses of wild garlic but just three simple ways to persevere, ferment and pickle wild garlic. There are many other ways with wild garlic from oils,Continue reading “Ways with Wild Garlic”