Follow along with Stephanie’s sourdough starter journey from beginning to beautiful homemade bread
Sourdough Day 8 is here and Willynilly is doing something I have been waiting for — his very first rise and fall! If you look closely at the jar, you can see a faint line all the way around the edge where he rose up and then came back down. That, my friends, is a…
Sourdough Day 7 is here and Willynilly is showing some real signs of life! There are bubbles and air pockets throughout the starter, which tells me things are moving in the right direction. Today is also a big day because the ratio changes for the first time — we are moving from 1:1:1 to 1:2:2,…
Sourdough Day 6 is here and I am happy to report that Willynilly is absolutely crushing it. Look at all those bubbles! On Day 6, bubbles on the surface mean the yeast is waking up and doing exactly what it is supposed to do. Willynilly is not quite strong enough to bake with yet —…
Sourdough Day 5 is here and the first thing I checked was the color — no pink, no orange, which means no mold and no contamination. We are good to go! The nail polish remover smell has officially arrived though, and honestly? She was not lying about that one. That strong smell is totally normal…
Sourdough Day 4 is here and things are looking a little different today! I took the lid off and Willynilly is noticeably more liquidy and a little darker than before — and before you panic, both of those things are completely normal at this stage. This is exactly what is supposed to happen on Day…
Sourdough surprise — I was not expecting this, and I am still a little teary about it if I am being completely honest with you. Yesterday a package arrived at my door from Amazon with no return name and no return address. Just a gift. From someone in this community who wanted to cheer me…
Sourdough Day 3 is here and we have a name! I asked my community to help me name our little sourdough starter, and the people have spoken — his name is Willynilly. I mean, could it be more perfect? If you are wondering where the name came from, you are going to want to go…
Sourdough Day 2 is here and our little starter is already doing something interesting — we are skipping the feed today! My expert source, Hannah Briggs on YouTube, walks through the sourdough process day by day and she said that on Day 2 we stir and skip the feed entirely. No discard, no flour, no…
Sourdough Day 1 is here and we are doing this! I have been watching videos, doing my research, and gathering my supplies — and today we are actually starting a sourdough starter from scratch. I want to be very clear about one thing right up front: I am not an expert. I have never done…
