A simple, easy recipe for sourdough Irish soda bread made with tangy sourdough discard. Slightly sweet with a hint of butter! What Is Irish Soda Bread? In America, we know Irish soda bread as a slightly sweet, raisin-studded quick bread served with corned beef and cabbage, the official feast of St. Patrick’s Day. The texture is dense and hearty, similar…
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Bread Flour vs. All Purpose: What’s The Difference?
While they might look the same, bread flour and all purpose flour are actually quite different. Here’s everything you need to know about choosing the right flour baking. Shopping for flour can get really confusing. When choosing between bread flour and all purpose flour, is there really a difference in bread baking? Turns out, the answer is yes and it…
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Feeding Sourdough Starter: My Best Tips & Tricks
Learn how to feed sourdough starter in 3 easy steps! Tips shared for choosing the best flour, the right jar, and how to keep it alive (without the stress). What is Sourdough Starter? A sourdough starter is a live fermented culture of flour and water. Once it’s “fed” with additional flour and water, it becomes bubbly and active. A small…
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Secret Ingredient Sourdough Cornbread
A perfectly moist, slightly sweet, sourdough discard cornbread recipe with a secret ingredient that takes it over the top! Cornbread can be a fickle thing to recreate. It’s either too dry and crumbly or ridiculously sweet and cake-like. Some recipes call for corn and others don’t at all. So, where do you even start? With a few tweaks to my…
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Puffed Sourdough Crackers with Gruyere & Thyme
Cold butter and chilled dough are the secret to these highly addictive sourdough discard crackers. You won’t be able to stop at just one! Initially, sourdough crackers were not at the top of my bucket list. Sounded like too much work. Too much effort. And let’s face it: could homemade really replicate the unique flakiness of a good store-bought cracker?…
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