My first homemade sourdough bread.

[Lunabell]

Holy cow! It is sooooo good.

I started my starter a few weeks ago with all purpose flour. It bubbled but did not rise. I read that was because the wild yeasts hadn't enriched the starter and that rye flour would help. I bought some rye flour from the local health food store and within 2 days, it was bubbling and rising. I couldn't wait on a trditional sourdough without using yeast, so this loaf was made with some yeast. Real sourdough without yeast in the mixture takes 24 to 36 hours from start to finish. It is so worth the several weeks wait for my starter. Crunchy crust, smooth crumb and a wonderfully sour taste.

My next loaf will be the traditional way, without yeast.