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How To Grow A Homemade Sourdough Starter

Jul 16th, 2012 | By
How To Grow A Homemade Sourdough Starter

Sourdough bread is the oldest form of leavened bread in the world, dating back to ancient Egypt. Sourdough uses a lactobacillus and yeast culture rather than cultivated yeasts as a leavening agent. The lactic acid created as a by-product of the lactobacilli gives sourdough bread its distinctive tangy flavor, while the yeast provides the leavening
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