Sourdough Bread is bread made with homemade yeast, also called natural or wild yeast sometimes, and it's very unique in flavour. As the name suggests, it does have a slightly sour hint to it, but this really depends on what kind of starter you use and what flour you use to make your bread. As a rule of thumb, the more wholemeal is in your starter and in your bread, the more sour it will get and using mostly white flour doesn't really make it that sour. What sourdough also does which is unique really, is to give bread that mellow depth of flavour. It's quite hard to describe, but when you're eating sourdough it just tastes so natural you could say, or the way bread is supposed to taste.
Sourdough is really comforting and I think it's the perfect 'home bread' because of how non-fussy it is. This may sound strange because most people say it's complicated and it needs more time to make, but it's really such a forgiving bread. You can forget it for a few hours while it rises and just make it whenever it suits you, there's no time presure. And doing most of your work during the morning and evening means that even with a busy lifestyle you can afford to make homemade bread. The starter itself is also pretty flexible and forgiving. If it doesn't ferment that much anymore you can add more flour and water, maybe a bit of sugar or honey, put in a mixer or whisk by hand and after letting it rest for a while it should work as usual again. That's also why I consider my two videos to be a guide on sourdough making and not a recipe. Conditions for sourdough bread are always different and everybody has their own way of making it, which shouldn't discourage you at all, but encourage you to put your own personal twist on it. This bread is made to suit your needs!
Thanks for watching and we're sure your bread will be a success!!!
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