4/4/2021 0 Comments Let's go, Sourdough!"Sourdough bread is made by the fermentation of dough using naturally occurring lactobacilli and yeast. The lactic acid produced by the lactobacilli gives it a more sour taste and improved keeping qualities" Retrieved from: https://g.co/kgs/Zn82B If you go ALL the way back to week one, my first ever #learningproject post, I talk about how my goal was to make sourdough bread. And well, this week, I made sourdough bread! Let's rewind to January. When I found out about our EDTC 300 course and the learning project, I created a plan and knew I would need a sourdough starter if I wanted to achieve my goal. If you are new to the sourdough world, sourdough doesn't use yeast (like you would add in for any other bread making recipe), instead to make sourdough, you need a sourdough starter. A sourdough starter is, "to cultivate the wild yeast in a form that can be used for baking. To keep the starter happy, you have to feed the starter with fresh flour and water over several days, until the starter is bubbly and billowy. Once it reaches that frothy, billowy stage, the starter is ready to use" (Christensen, 2020). The whole "feeding" process was a little weird to me at first. Since I have had my starter for months now, I felt like all I was doing was feeding the starter fresh flour and water to keep it alive for this weeks post. But now that I have made my first loaf, I am a proud sourdough starter Mom who can safely say they kept their starter alive and well this whole time. I was actually influenced by a local gal on Instagram who often posts about her baking adventures. One day she posted a sourdough loaf on her story (it looked PERFECT), so I decided to DM (direct message) her and see if she would share her recipe. And she did, AND on top of that she offered to give me some of her starter, which was so, so, so kind of her. So, now I had a sourdough starter sitting in my fridge that I have to "feed" weekly up until this week... This is my starter (see picture below) During this time, my job is was to take good care of my sourdough starter. I have heard from many other people that the starter is the most crucial part when making sourdough bread. So, I did some of my own research. First, I went to Instagram and watched Jillian Harris' highlight reel, "Sourdough". I also turned to "Bake with Jack" on Youtube to watch some videos before I attempted making my first loaf this week. Both of these accounts shared valuable information to guide me through my first attempt at making Sourdough Bread. Although those two resources were helpful, I found this one to be the most helpful. Clever Carrot, A Beginners Guide to: Sourdough walks you through the steps, techniques and terminology of making sourdough so clearly. I would highly suggest giving this web site a read if you're ever wanting to make sourdough or if you just want to learn more! Sourdough is not an easy recipe to make. It takes a healthy starter, several rises, and TIME to make. But, if you have the time and a healthy starter, I would highly suggest making it. It is so worth it. This week to display my learning I *attempted* to use Tik-Tok as my creation tool. To be completely honest, I found it hard to use the app. This was my first time using Tik-Tok to create my own video, I use the app to scroll through other videos and accounts. I went into making this video with the idea that I wanted to create the "finger snapping transition" between the video clips of dough and bread. I have watched MANY Tik-Toks that use this transition before. Each Tik-Toker makes it look so easy and smooth, so I thought I would be able to do it. Nope. It was a lot harder than it looks. I give huge props to Tik-Tokers who create visually appealing footage. Above is my attempt at making my first Tik-Tok using the "finger snapping transition". It is safe to say I need to do spend some more time learning how to create and edit videos on Tik-Tok. I think I will stick to watching others :)
Haley
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