The Kitchen Monkey

There are many things that a person should learn to do in their life time, and making bread is one of them. I’m not talking about the entirely too easy, lazy way of doing it in a bread machine. I’m talking about get your elbows into it hardcore kneading with flour strung from one end of your kitchen to the other kind of bread making.

Sourdough bread making is an art form. It’s very different than making regular rapid rise yeast bread. Sourdough starter is a pet that must be cared for and nurtured, or it simply fails to preform. I began my quest to learn the art of making sourdough about a year ago when my dad passed on some Russian starter to me at Christmas. You may remember this loaf of white sourdough. However, I’ve been searching for a more healthy way to use my starter in a whole wheat version.

I found the end to my quest when I came across this page. Really? You mean a 100% whole wheat sourdough bread that will actually rise and bake up light and fluffy? Hell, surely you’re mistaken. There’s GOT to be some white/bread flour in there somewhere! But, much to my surprise, they were right. This recipe yields a fantastic loaf of whole wheat bread. I cheated and didn’t convert my starter to whole wheat flour though. I can’t see why that really matters all that much in the long run though!

So, if you are looking for a good whole wheat sourdough, look no further and follow the link above. I’ll be using this recipe for years to come unless I come across a no-knead version. But that’s another post.