Give me a good loaf of crusty sourdough bread. Give me good bread I can afford. While you’re at it, give me bread made by someone I know. Give me the whole loaf, not just half.
Okay, if you can’t give me what I want, then I’ll make it myself. And it will be far better and cheaper than what you tried to sell to me. I’ll even mill my own wheat, to make it more nutritious.
Hi! Old Fuzz Face here. – Let’s get right to it.
I’m a practical man. When I encounter problems, I try to find solutions. – As you just saw, finding good crusty bread at an affordable price is a problem. My solution was to make my own.
Thanks to Farmhouse on Boone, The Rose Homestead, and especially Jill Winger at The Prairie Homestead, I now have the know-how to make a good loaf of sourdough bread, – every time. – So, using Jill Winger’s recipe, with my modifications, in my YouTube video I’ll show you how to make Sourdough Bread for a practical man.
Sourdough Bread – Just the Beginning
There are a lot of guys out there like me. They want a good loaf of crusty sourdough bread. You can bet those guys are all practical men. I like to think of them as my ‘companions’ – the ones with whom I share my bread.
That’s why I’ve decided to put together a short series of posts and videos to encourage them to make the bread they’ve always wanted, but could never find in local grocery stores. The series will talk about sourdough starter and how to maintain it. I also intend to provide some background on ancient and modern grains.
Since I will be talking to practical men, I’ll also get into the various types of equipment one can use when making good sourdough bread. – But this discussion won’t be for men only. After all, what I know about making sourdough bread was taught to me by some very capable and enterprising ladies.
Now, read the basic basic recipe and print it out. Then go watch the video and learn just how easy making a good loaf of crusty sourdough bread can be.
This is a simple sourdough bread for the practical man (or woman). It's a basic recipe that can be modified in many ways, allowing for the use of different types of grain. Based on a recipe by Jill Winger at The Prairie Homestead, we at the SFH Test Kitchen have come up with a version that suits the needs and tastes of any practical person who wants a great tasting sourdough bread - every time.