Sourdough Information and Process

January 25, 2023

High Protein Flour vs. Low Protein Flour with Sourdough Bread

How Does Sourdough Starter React Comparing Different Flour Types: Discover how various flours affect your baking. Learn about their unique properties and uses in our latest blog post.

Sourdough starter is a fermented mixture of flour and water that is used as a natural leavening agent in bread baking. The type of flour used to maintain the starter can have a significant impact on the health and activity of the starter, as well as the final flavor and texture of the bread.

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January 05, 2023

What are Sourdough Stretch and Folds?

Mastering Sourdough Stretch and Folds: Understand this essential technique for developing dough strength and achieving a perfect crumb in your sourdough bread.

So what exactly are Sourdough stretch and folds? ? When this technique is used correctly, it will not only strengthen gluten development in sourdough bread, but it will also add air into your dough without traditional kneading.

Typically I suggest doing stretch and folds a number of times, especially when making a boule. This process is completed after the mixing stage, during what we call the bulk ferment stage.

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June 26, 2022

Sourdough Terminology to Start | Essential Sourdough Terminology

Essential Sourdough Terminology: A beginner's guide to key sourdough terms and concepts for successful baking. Master the basics with our helpful guide.

Are you new to sourdough and wondering what on earth all these crazy words mean? Well here's a list terminology you may come across -- and you may want to research these a bit before you dive right in! It will make your experience significantly more enjoyable and less frustrating.

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June 25, 2022

Sourdough Basics - Sourdough 101 Understanding the lifecycle of a Sourdough Starter

Sourdough Basics 101: Understand the lifecycle of a sourdough starter, from active to inactive stages. Learn essential tips for maintaining a healthy starter and baking perfect sourdough bread.

Sourdough is just a fancy term that means naturally leavening bread without the use of commercial yeast. To get started is really quite simple with few things needed. The most important part of your sourdough journey is having a reliable starter that has strength and activity to rise bread. This is where we come in. Enter Summit Sourdough and our amazing 125 year old heirloom starter.

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Sourdough Information and Process / basics

High Protein Flour vs. Low Protein Flour with Sourdough Bread

What are Sourdough Stretch and Folds?

Sourdough Terminology to Start | Essential Sourdough Terminology

Sourdough Basics - Sourdough 101 Understanding the lifecycle of a Sourdough Starter