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Focaccia
I am a new baker. Learning about starters, stretching the dough, fermenting to rise… They are all new concepts to me. I like it, as it’s unpredictable, especially for me, something unknown to look forward to. When my husband asked “what do we have this time?” “It depends, maybe sourdough, maybe focaccia” I got tickled…
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Spring Flower Sourdough
Love scoring my sourdough, that is joy overflow in action. I’m no painter, this is probably the only drawing I do, but carving on the dough gives me a sensation of creating. I listen into my heart first, then apply to my hands. It’s spontaneous and transcends like morning dew. That connection makes my heart…
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Every Sourdough Is Different
What a morning! I started my sourdough last night, getting a little smarter with experience and tried to mix in some whole wheat and dark rye. I got inspired by some experienced baker who just pours without any measurements, just wings it. So did I, and somehow I managed the dough into the bowl. This…
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Making Sourdough
While watching the Blue Zone documentary, I got inspired for baking my own Ikaria sourdough. Then I watched Saana Vaara, a Finland girl baking her own sourdough in a cozy room during the polar night, a frozen dark world outside, warm and cozy inside. I decided to learn how to bake my own sourdough. I…