Excuse me, WHY is Ben almost as tall as you 😭😭 I’ve been watching you guys since he was 3! Thank you so much for all the content you bring us! This video came just at the right time for us ❤️
The past couple of weeks I have been digging thru your videos trying to find a sourdough demo for my starter. "Oh come ON..She HAS to have one!!" Lol. You must have heard me! 😂 Thank you, Jess!!
Thank you for explaining it so well and not making it like a strict time frame. Your the one person I have found who does not make it strict! Thank you!!
Jess, I have never, ever seen sourdough explained so simply! I actually think now is the time for me to jump in and give it a try :-) thank you so much!
You are the first person that made me not terrified of what comes next. I just started my starter 4 days ago. And when it becomes time I'm going to be coming right back to this video 🎉 Thank you for your time and for making a video that I could actually understand 😂
❤❤❤ Of all the sourdough videos I have watched, yours is the sourdough video that gave me courage enough to attempt my first loaf. It came out good but I've learned more about proper measirement of my starter since then (WEIGH the flour and water to feed, do not measure with a tablespoon!) and am attempting my second loaf today. Thank you so very much for making this video. You're such a sweetie.
Every time I ask the Lord a specific question, he always answers in my sister Jess' voice lol. I love it. Thank you so much for teaching me and everyone. Thank you for listening to the Lord.
I like your method on recipe thought process on things! The realistic baker/chef isnt going for an award winning anything! Feed u + family is good enough for me too!!🙃
I found all of your channels like a week ago and just started my sourdough starter tonight, ordered seeds the other day and so many things I've been too nervous to do (for fear of messing up) so thank you for giving me the courage to jump on my dreams! - sincerely, an apartment dweller dreaming of a homestead!
Just cut my first loaf. Used your instructions and success!!!! Moving on to Red Wine Jelly tomorrow. Wish me luck!!! I am really enjoying these videos and trying to cook along. I must have stopped and backed up a hundred times but by George, I think I got it. Happy Holidays everyone!
Loved your laid back video for laid back sourdough! I’ve been baking sourdough weekly for nearly a year. Never baked bread before, but love baking now. Your video was encouraging, lovely, especially for those feeling overwhelmed and fearful of getting started. I’m makes four to six loaves each week, usually gifting two of those to friends, neighbors, the local fire hall, or the community food pantry. Thank you for the super video!
FINALLY - a method I can commit too. I have had starter (keeping it fed) for 2 years and just too overwhelmed to even try it. Thank you for keeping it simple.
I'm soon going to make my sourdough starter.... I'm definitely going to use your method. You really know how to explain the process, thank you for that. I have to say I loved when your boys joined you in this video... beautiful family 🍞
Last time I made SD bread I just used a 9x5 loaf pan for sand which bread…I just looked it up online…it turned out beautifully… nice encouragement,Jess….
I sort of learned there was a lot more flexibility in this process as I went along on my journey the last couple of years. Some teachers were so stringent I kept getting freaked out when I had a fail...but I kept on. I love your encouragement, making this baking relaxing and productive but not a time taskmaster. I think I might need a bigger dutch oven, though. Blessings, Marie
Would love a video about how you initially make and store your starter, when you feed it, etc. For both the in-fridge "backup" starter and your primary.
I'm back! T bread turned out wonderful!!!❤😊 Yes, I'm up making fresh ground whole wheat bread. It's almost midnight 😮lol. Jess, this bread recipe IS a keeper and will be my favorite bread to share with friends, family, and neighbors. Thank you 😊
Thank you for this wonderfully permissive demonstration of sourdough bread making!!!I I started out being “precise” making sourdough and have ended up being SO casual about the whole thing once I missed my precise target and my bread turned out great anyway. I find sourdough bread, pizza dough, and focaccia ridiculously forgiving. My husband is my warm bread tester. And oh yeah, sliced sourdough freezes beautifully snd makes great toast and sandwiches. What a great vlog.
Wonderful teaching; I’ve been making a sourdough discard loaf with eggs & milk & it’s always dense but tasty. I do like the basic white flour loaf for the chewy texture & taste. I’m still learning & trying many recipes. Thanks & bless everyone 🤗🇨🇦🌻
The timing of this video is perfect! I started my first sourdough starter last week and it’s finally ready. I’ve been trying to find a good loaf recipe, but every one I’ve found just leaves me overwhelmed! Thank you for simplifying the process for those of us who, like you, aren’t looking to win awards and just want to feed their families! I’m going to give it a whirl tonight when I get home from work!
This finally feels like a sourdough tutorial and recipe that I can follow. Thank you for being so open about not always needing to get it perfect and sometimes just aiming for “serviceable,” because there are other priorities/chaos. You are so good at taking the pressure off of “hard” (new) things -- a true teacher. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Yayyyy more sourdough cooking! Jess you have been such an inspiration and a teacher to me! I remember another video you did on the R&R channel back in AK and I wanted to start so bad. I FINALLY started this year!! And you’re so right! It’s like …I don’t need perfection or to win awards, I just want some bread!! lol Happy Birthday beautiful human!! And thank you for all that you do 💜🎂🎉🎁
What perfect timing! I have killed three starters and failed many many many times at baking sourdough. I just ordered another dried starter. By watching this video I just realized my mistake. I over kneed them! Can’t wait to try again. Thanks Jess!
Paul Hollywood a well known baker and celebrity in England uses cold water. He says the cold has a longer fermentation. I only do it with yeasted bread. I like less sour sourdough.
I have a similar method and the bread quality is relatively consistent. I use a flour combination of 300g white bread flour, 150g strong whole wheat flour, and 50g rye flour. I mix that with 300g tepid water, 250g active starter and 12 to 15g kosher salt (we like a little extra salt in our bread). After the 1 hour autolyse, it’s 4 stretch and folds, 1/2 hour apart during cold weather and 15 minutes apart during warm weather. I don’t even do a bulk fermentation, I just shape the loaves a half hour after last stretch and fold and drop into a basket or loaf pan lined with a tea towel and rice flour. I pop it into the fridge for 48 to 60 hours and then bake at 450’F for 35 minutes, lid on and 12 to 14 minutes lid off. This is my basic loaf and I will add other things to it from time to time such as jalapeños and cheddar or flax and sesame seeds. It’s a no fuss loaf that has consistently turned out well enough that my family thoroughly enjoys it. It has a relatively closed crumb which we prefer because we like it as toast with our homemade jams or peanut butter. When you nave a busy schedule and need to manage your time carefully, something this simple makes it easy to make a healthy option at home rather than buying that white fluffy stuff they call bread at the grocery stores.
Happpppy birthday Jess!!! Your birthday falls in between 2 of my closest friends. Donna 15th/ Kristin 17th. Have a beautiful day filled with lots of love and joy!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
I have a cast-iron trivet that I put in the bottom of my Dutch oven and sat my bread on top of that and it works really well keeping the distance and airflow in the pan
First time watching this channel and it's one of my favorite sourdough videos! The vibe matches mine. At the end of the day the outcome is a beautiful loaf of bread that never fails to amaze me in its simplicity. Thank you for keeping it real. Appreciate you!
The 3 different aesthetics in your outfits and "Meh, it'll work out!" attitude has definitely hooked me haha. Thank you so much for this video. I really need just a simple way to make bread, and plenty of places on the internet are trying to make The World's Best Bread. I’m with you - sometimes I just want bread!
After many failed attempts of different sourdough recipes, I tried your recipe and it turned out beautiful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge I now have a sourdough recipe that my family loves.
I appreciate the reviews by Mr. President and his Ambassador. ❤ I got a little lost in the timing process because it was so fast, but I think I can do this.
Great little tutorial on sourdough. I think you’re totally right about being able to make it fit into your life. It seems overwhelming at first but fortunately there are wonderful, real people like you, who share these videos of real life. Thank you! I’ve been making it for a couple months now and love it. But there is definitely a learning curve. This was great!
This is the sourdough video I needed. Thank you for making the process so approachable. I've made sourdough before but got downhearted at all the timed stretches and folds that I gave up. It was too much for my busy schedule. Now I see it is possible to do it without all the fuss. Thank you! Im really enjoying this new channel, by the way. Great job!
Thank you Jess! You inspired me to pick sourdough back up. I gave up on it last year after multiple failed attempts. Your laid back approach is exactly what I needed!
I’ve been on a journey with sourdough and tried different recipes and landed on the Tartine Country Loaf recipe with the most success! I bought my starter from Amazon from a bakery in San Francisco and it’s been going for a very long time now. I got overwhelmed with the amount of discard involved so I learned the zero discard method and just grow fresh starter with every recipe. Love all the different things I’ve learned with my sourdough journey it has enhanced my cooking skills 💯
Happy birthday Jess! 🎉 today is my also my birthday, I'm 37. 😊 Thanks, as always, for the great content. I'm always learning something new from you and I love "catching up" with you. I hope you have a wonderful birthday evening!
So you do have to worry about your stoneware breaking you can just fold up a piece of aluminum foil and put it in the bottom of the dutch oven before adding the dough on parchment paper. Also if you put a couple few ice cubes in the dutch oven as the bread goes in and pop the lid on the steam does wonders for the bread. And a third tip so you don’t get dough all stuck to your hand you can run water over your hand before the folding. It helps a lot.
Perfect timing on this video; I have been searching for an "easy" sourdough bread recipe/procedure. I actually have starter on my counter that is ready to use so I am going to go get some dough ready to bake tomorrow. Thank you!!
I just made first loaf for this year. Couldn’t get my starter developed for a long time, but all of a sudden it took off. I now will dry my starter and save in case I quit or neglect it and won’t have to start over from scratch. My method is more like yours and I decided not to stress about it anymore. If your starter is good it will turn out fine. Thanks for sharing your process!
This video has been very helpful to me. I am very new to sourdough. I have only made 1 loaf so far. I found it very stressful! But seeing you and listening to you, I need to chill. I am going to get my starter ready to make another loaf in the next few days and I am not going to stress about the blocks of time between the steps!
❤I bought Whispering Willow Farm’s Sourdough Starter dehydrated years ago and always have at least a quart in the refrigerator for use. Today’s bread making day is all about building up doughs to bake tomorrow, with the hopes to restock the freezer of sliced bread for summer tomato sandwiches when it’s too hot to bake. 😊
I ate a piece of my own laid back sourdough while watching this! When I started baking with sourdough, I watched all the videos and read recipes and got majorly confused. Eventually I decided if women throughout history could do this without modern equipment, I was probably making it way more complicated than it needed to be. Also, even if you mess up, it's still bread!
Beautiful bread! Ben Starr helped me losemy fear of it but Im still a beginner. My crust is thicker and tougher than yours looks. I want to work on that part. Ezra looks so handsome in his suit! Taking his bread judging job very seriously!❤
I'm so glad to see you approach sour dough with less rigidity. Our personalities are so similar and every other instruction video I have watched just seems overwhelming. Can't wait to try my hand at it again. Love your beautiful gray pattern at the beginning of the video and loved the pictures of "fancy Christmas dinner on IG. Merry Christmas!
Thanks Jess; one of these days I'll get to doing this. Ezra looked sooo handsome in his suit. Those boys are growing too fast. Thanks again, take care.
Great video, so many ways to do this. Been making my version for 6 years but it's more like an artisan bread than a purist sourdough loaf. Tastes great and my friends love it.
I love the tip about putting the stoneware beneath the dutch oven! I'm new to sourdough and have made 2 loaves so far. They are pretty great except this one overly dark spot at the bottom in the dead center of the loaf. It tastes just a tiny bit burnt. Obviously I can eat around it or scrape it, but I will try this trick to avoid it all together. Like you, I have never had an issue with my stoneware being in a hot oven with nothing on it. Just another anecdote about it working, but I would be very sad if mine broke because it is decades old and deep, dark brown from being seasoned all those years. 😁
Awesome video! I am going to try the stone in the oven but I also saw someone put a little rice in the bottom of the dutch oven before they put the bread in to help with the bottom not over-browning.
I have left my loaves long fermenting in the fridge for several days ( completely forgetting about it) and it was some of my best loaves and sooooo easy on the gut for me!
Happy Birthday!!! 🎉 Looks beautiful, Jess. I'm going to try to leave the lid off for that 10 minutes. Mine always come out too chewy and too thick of a too hard crust. I like a light crispy thin crust and just can't seem to get there.
Happy Birthday! The loaves look great. It is on my list to learn how to make sourdough bread. I have made myself a 2025 Goal List on things I want to do or try to do. Ezra looks so handsome in his suit. The boys have grown so.
Hi Jess and Miah Sowards and family this recipe looks delicious. I love sour dough bread. I enjoy all three of your channels and want wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jess from viewer in TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA
I’m gluten sensitive, too. Also can only use a2/a2 grass-fed dairy 🙄 I’m such a princess. lol I switched to whole wheat berries and grinding my own flour a few years ago. Such a difference. I’m still not a heavy bread eater but when I need it I can have it by my own hand. I’m looking forward to seeing your vids on sourdough starter with “real” flour. I’m not a fan of sourdough but want to try it with fresh milled to see if it makes a difference. Plus, I’m cruising toward sixty now and my taste may have changed. 🤷♀️
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This has been the most realist simplest video on sourdough I’ve seen and helped better than any other video I’ve watch❤
Excuse me, WHY is Ben almost as tall as you 😭😭 I’ve been watching you guys since he was 3! Thank you so much for all the content you bring us! This video came just at the right time for us ❤️
I tell these kids all the time I can’t believe their audacity growing up so fast 😂
Me too!!! @@The_Farmers_Table
The past couple of weeks I have been digging thru your videos trying to find a sourdough demo for my starter. "Oh come ON..She HAS to have one!!" Lol. You must have heard me! 😂 Thank you, Jess!!
Ya I remember that little guy trimming the grass with scissors he has always been a big help 🥰🥰🥰❤️
I was looking for the covers for the bowls. Did I miss a link.
You're so right, there's a million right ways to do it. We ditched the scale this past year and have been LOVING an ultra laid-back approach!
Thank you for explaining it so well and not making it like a strict time frame. Your the one person I have found who does not make it strict! Thank you!!
Jess, I have never, ever seen sourdough explained so simply! I actually think now is the time for me to jump in and give it a try :-) thank you so much!
You are the first person that made me not terrified of what comes next. I just started my starter 4 days ago. And when it becomes time I'm going to be coming right back to this video 🎉
Thank you for your time and for making a video that I could actually understand 😂
Welcome to the sourdough club!! It's a really cool thing!
❤❤❤ Of all the sourdough videos I have watched, yours is the sourdough video that gave me courage enough to attempt my first loaf. It came out good but I've learned more about proper measirement of my starter since then (WEIGH the flour and water to feed, do not measure with a tablespoon!) and am attempting my second loaf today. Thank you so very much for making this video. You're such a sweetie.
Every time I ask the Lord a specific question, he always answers in my sister Jess' voice lol. I love it. Thank you so much for teaching me and everyone. Thank you for listening to the Lord.
I like your method on recipe thought process on things! The realistic baker/chef isnt going for an award winning anything! Feed u + family is good enough for me too!!🙃
That’s exactly right!! No need for fluff, just real food for real people.
I found all of your channels like a week ago and just started my sourdough starter tonight, ordered seeds the other day and so many things I've been too nervous to do (for fear of messing up) so thank you for giving me the courage to jump on my dreams! - sincerely, an apartment dweller dreaming of a homestead!
Just cut my first loaf. Used your instructions and success!!!! Moving on to Red Wine Jelly tomorrow. Wish me luck!!! I am really enjoying these videos and trying to cook along. I must have stopped and backed up a hundred times but by George, I think I got it. Happy Holidays everyone!
CONGRATULATIONS! Thanks for sharing 🎉❤
Thank you for giving us all permission to bend the rules a bit to simply feed our family 🙌🏼
Lord knows if I had to follow any rules precisely, we’d all starve.
@ amen!
I never thought to stretch and fold IN the bowl! I always take it out and make a huge mess. 🤦🏻♀️ Thanks Jess, I always learn something!
Loved your laid back video for laid back sourdough! I’ve been baking sourdough weekly for nearly a year. Never baked bread before, but love baking now. Your video was encouraging, lovely, especially for those feeling overwhelmed and fearful of getting started. I’m makes four to six loaves each week, usually gifting two of those to friends, neighbors, the local fire hall, or the community food pantry. Thank you for the super video!
FINALLY - a method I can commit too. I have had starter (keeping it fed) for 2 years and just too overwhelmed to even try it. Thank you for keeping it simple.
I love seeing how others do their sourdough. I also always have my stoneware pizza stone under my sourdough while it bakes and haven’t had a problem.
I love how the boys appear out of the woodwork to eat the bread. ❤️😂
They are forever lured to the kitchen by good smells .
I'm soon going to make my sourdough starter.... I'm definitely going to use your method. You really know how to explain the process, thank you for that. I have to say I loved when your boys joined you in this video... beautiful family 🍞
Last time I made SD bread I just used a 9x5 loaf pan for sand which bread…I just looked it up online…it turned out beautifully… nice encouragement,Jess….
Benjamin was right! The entire video plus the bread = ten of ten. Thanks for the simple version. I have a gluten sensitivity so glad to know this.
I sort of learned there was a lot more flexibility in this process as I went along on my journey the last couple of years. Some teachers were so stringent I kept getting freaked out when I had a fail...but I kept on. I love your encouragement, making this baking relaxing and productive but not a time taskmaster. I think I might need a bigger dutch oven, though. Blessings, Marie
Would love a video about how you initially make and store your starter, when you feed it, etc. For both the in-fridge "backup" starter and your primary.
I'm back! T bread turned out wonderful!!!❤😊
Yes, I'm up making fresh ground whole wheat bread. It's almost midnight 😮lol. Jess, this bread recipe IS a keeper and will be my favorite bread to share with friends, family, and neighbors. Thank you 😊
Thank you for this wonderfully permissive demonstration of sourdough bread making!!!I I started out being “precise” making sourdough and have ended up being SO casual about the whole thing once I missed my precise target and my bread turned out great anyway. I find sourdough bread, pizza dough, and focaccia ridiculously forgiving. My husband is my warm bread tester. And oh yeah, sliced sourdough freezes beautifully snd makes great toast and sandwiches. What a great vlog.
Happy birthday Jess..
From Cottonwood, California Your a blessing ❤
I listen from cottonwood too! Small world.
Happy birthday, Jess!
Wonderful teaching; I’ve been making a sourdough discard loaf with eggs & milk & it’s always dense but tasty. I do like the basic white flour loaf for the chewy texture & taste. I’m still learning & trying many recipes. Thanks & bless everyone 🤗🇨🇦🌻
The timing of this video is perfect! I started my first sourdough starter last week and it’s finally ready. I’ve been trying to find a good loaf recipe, but every one I’ve found just leaves me overwhelmed! Thank you for simplifying the process for those of us who, like you, aren’t looking to win awards and just want to feed their families! I’m going to give it a whirl tonight when I get home from work!
I’m so so glad to see sourdough content! THANK YoU!!!!!
This video has salvaged my enthusiasm for bread making. 🍞 😊 Thank you, Jess. Merry Christmas
Bread looks beautiful Jess! I’ve attempted 3 times already. Bread was sooo dense. I will try again after the holidays 🍞
That bread is BEAUTIFUL!!! I love sourdough bread. There is nothing like sourdough cornbread or biscuits.
This finally feels like a sourdough tutorial and recipe that I can follow. Thank you for being so open about not always needing to get it perfect and sometimes just aiming for “serviceable,” because there are other priorities/chaos. You are so good at taking the pressure off of “hard” (new) things -- a true teacher. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Thank you so much for such an encouraging and thoughtful comment! This blessed my heart this afternoon!
Yayyyy more sourdough cooking! Jess you have been such an inspiration and a teacher to me! I remember another video you did on the R&R channel back in AK and I wanted to start so bad. I FINALLY started this year!! And you’re so right! It’s like …I don’t need perfection or to win awards, I just want some bread!! lol Happy Birthday beautiful human!! And thank you for all that you do 💜🎂🎉🎁
What perfect timing! I have killed three starters and failed many many many times at baking sourdough. I just ordered another dried starter. By watching this video I just realized my mistake. I over kneed them! Can’t wait to try again. Thanks Jess!
love sourdough have kept mine alive for seven years now
“I address the bread” 😂 Can I just say I know exactly the meaning behind that statement.😂😂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESS!🎂👏🎈
Love you guys. Thank you.
Ditto
Paul Hollywood a well known baker and celebrity in England uses cold water. He says the cold has a longer fermentation. I only do it with yeasted bread. I like less sour sourdough.
I have a similar method and the bread quality is relatively consistent. I use a flour combination of 300g white bread flour, 150g strong whole wheat flour, and 50g rye flour. I mix that with 300g tepid water, 250g active starter and 12 to 15g kosher salt (we like a little extra salt in our bread). After the 1 hour autolyse, it’s 4 stretch and folds, 1/2 hour apart during cold weather and 15 minutes apart during warm weather. I don’t even do a bulk fermentation, I just shape the loaves a half hour after last stretch and fold and drop into a basket or loaf pan lined with a tea towel and rice flour. I pop it into the fridge for 48 to 60 hours and then bake at 450’F for 35 minutes, lid on and 12 to 14 minutes lid off.
This is my basic loaf and I will add other things to it from time to time such as jalapeños and cheddar or flax and sesame seeds. It’s a no fuss loaf that has consistently turned out well enough that my family thoroughly enjoys it. It has a relatively closed crumb which we prefer because we like it as toast with our homemade jams or peanut butter.
When you nave a busy schedule and need to manage your time carefully, something this simple makes it easy to make a healthy option at home rather than buying that white fluffy stuff they call bread at the grocery stores.
Does this make 1 loaf? I only want to make 1 at a time. Thanks 😊
@@shill4sounds like it would; 500g combined flour; compared to the 1kg in the video which makes two loaves
Happy birthday, Darling Girl!!! 39 looks maaaahvelous on you!❤
Happpppy birthday Jess!!! Your birthday falls in between 2 of my closest friends. Donna 15th/ Kristin 17th. Have a beautiful day filled with lots of love and joy!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
I have a cast-iron trivet that I put in the bottom of my Dutch oven and sat my bread on top of that and it works really well keeping the distance and airflow in the pan
That was great. Love making sourdough bread just hate all the waiting between each section. Hearts and Flowers coming your way. ❤️💐
First time watching this channel and it's one of my favorite sourdough videos! The vibe matches mine. At the end of the day the outcome is a beautiful loaf of bread that never fails to amaze me in its simplicity. Thank you for keeping it real. Appreciate you!
Welcome! And I agree, it’s amazing because of how perfectly simple it is!
Yes! Thank you! You did a great job at making this seem much simpler ❤
Happy Birthday, Jess! Many more to come, enjoy your day. Thanks for the amazing content! 🎉❤
The 3 different aesthetics in your outfits and "Meh, it'll work out!" attitude has definitely hooked me haha. Thank you so much for this video. I really need just a simple way to make bread, and plenty of places on the internet are trying to make The World's Best Bread. I’m with you - sometimes I just want bread!
After many failed attempts of different sourdough recipes, I tried your recipe and it turned out beautiful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge I now have a sourdough recipe that my family loves.
I’m so happy you found success with this recipe!
I have not been in the mood recently to fire up my starter again, but now you've got me salivating!!
I've been hoping you would make this video, yay! My toddler is going to love watching this one with me later
I appreciate the reviews by Mr. President and his Ambassador. ❤ I got a little lost in the timing process because it was so fast, but I think I can do this.
Thank-you for pointing out that perfectly serviceable is all that’s needed so often. Love your approach !
Appreciate your insight on the process especially when it comes to when you do each step and work it into your schedule!
Great little tutorial on sourdough. I think you’re totally right about being able to make it fit into your life. It seems overwhelming at first but fortunately there are wonderful, real people like you, who share these videos of real life. Thank you! I’ve been making it for a couple months now and love it. But there is definitely a learning curve. This was great!
Thanks Jess for presenting this in a simple manner. I'll share it with friends who are just getting started.
Your preciousness is growing in so lovely!! Mine is like scattered tinsel. (Silver hair)
This is the sourdough video I needed. Thank you for making the process so approachable. I've made sourdough before but got downhearted at all the timed stretches and folds that I gave up. It was too much for my busy schedule. Now I see it is possible to do it without all the fuss. Thank you! Im really enjoying this new channel, by the way. Great job!
Thank you Jess! You inspired me to pick sourdough back up. I gave up on it last year after multiple failed attempts. Your laid back approach is exactly what I needed!
Happy Birthday Jess!!
I’ve been on a journey with sourdough and tried different recipes and landed on the Tartine Country Loaf recipe with the most success! I bought my starter from Amazon from a bakery in San Francisco and it’s been going for a very long time now.
I got overwhelmed with the amount of discard involved so I learned the zero discard method and just grow fresh starter with every recipe. Love all the different things I’ve learned with my sourdough journey it has enhanced my cooking skills 💯
Happy birthday Jess! 🎉 today is my also my birthday, I'm 37. 😊 Thanks, as always, for the great content. I'm always learning something new from you and I love "catching up" with you. I hope you have a wonderful birthday evening!
Happy birthday, Jess!!
Sometimes the best way to get the thing done, is the way that will get it done. Perfect is for magazines.
This is life advice right here.
So you do have to worry about your stoneware breaking you can just fold up a piece of aluminum foil and put it in the bottom of the dutch oven before adding the dough on parchment paper. Also if you put a couple few ice cubes in the dutch oven as the bread goes in and pop the lid on the steam does wonders for the bread. And a third tip so you don’t get dough all stuck to your hand you can run water over your hand before the folding. It helps a lot.
Perfect timing on this video; I have been searching for an "easy" sourdough bread recipe/procedure. I actually have starter on my counter that is ready to use so I am going to go get some dough ready to bake tomorrow. Thank you!!
I just made first loaf for this year. Couldn’t get my starter developed for a long time, but all of a sudden it took off. I now will dry my starter and save in case I quit or neglect it and won’t have to start over from scratch. My method is more like yours and I decided not to stress about it anymore. If your starter is good it will turn out fine. Thanks for sharing your process!
I so love watching you cook. I learn so much Jess. Ty.
I live on the edge! Love this! It tends to make baking a lil more fun!😂
Happy Birthday to Jess ! I enjoyed watching you make sourdough bread and it gives me the confidence to try and make one!
I love that you have Captain Spock watching over your kitchen
Haha he’s my inspiration to be calm and logical while cooking! 😂😂
It’s the absolute BEST. Quick and simple. 👍♥️
Happy Birthday from Scotland 🏴
Aren't you wonderful?! Thanks for a clear, but not overly verbose explanation!
That bread looks so delicious!. Simplified sour dough making has been a need for me. Thank you so much!
This video has been very helpful to me. I am very new to sourdough. I have only made 1 loaf so far. I found it very stressful! But seeing you and listening to you, I need to chill. I am going to get my starter ready to make another loaf in the next few days and I am not going to stress about the blocks of time between the steps!
I'm just starting to grow my first starter, so this is perfect timing. Thank you so much 💓
I really knead 😂a simple recipe cause the birds got my last sourdough attempt 😂😂❤hi 👋 from NZ
❤I bought Whispering Willow Farm’s Sourdough Starter dehydrated years ago and always have at least a quart in the refrigerator for use. Today’s bread making day is all about building up doughs to bake tomorrow, with the hopes to restock the freezer of sliced bread for summer tomato sandwiches when it’s too hot to bake. 😊
Ok I am impressed,If it was me doing that I would’ve been tasting the dough continuously, I love raw dough!
Thanks, Jess. This is so helpful. I make mostly sandwich sourdough but I am more likely to make this now.
Happy Birthday Jess, boys are so handsome. Thank you ❤❤❤
I ate a piece of my own laid back sourdough while watching this! When I started baking with sourdough, I watched all the videos and read recipes and got majorly confused. Eventually I decided if women throughout history could do this without modern equipment, I was probably making it way more complicated than it needed to be. Also, even if you mess up, it's still bread!
Beautiful bread! Ben Starr helped me losemy fear of it but Im still a beginner. My crust is thicker and tougher than yours looks. I want to work on that part. Ezra looks so handsome in his suit! Taking his bread judging job very seriously!❤
I'm so glad to see you approach sour dough with less rigidity. Our personalities are so similar and every other instruction video I have watched just seems overwhelming. Can't wait to try my hand at it again. Love your beautiful gray pattern at the beginning of the video and loved the pictures of "fancy Christmas dinner on IG. Merry Christmas!
Happy birthday! Also, with your fresh ground flour, you might try running your hands and forearms around in the flour. our skin carries great yeast.
Thanks Jess; one of these days I'll get to doing this. Ezra looked sooo handsome in his suit. Those boys are growing too fast. Thanks again, take care.
Great video, so many ways to do this. Been making my version for 6 years but it's more like an artisan bread than a purist sourdough loaf. Tastes great and my friends love it.
Wow, the boys are getting big
I love the tip about putting the stoneware beneath the dutch oven! I'm new to sourdough and have made 2 loaves so far. They are pretty great except this one overly dark spot at the bottom in the dead center of the loaf. It tastes just a tiny bit burnt. Obviously I can eat around it or scrape it, but I will try this trick to avoid it all together. Like you, I have never had an issue with my stoneware being in a hot oven with nothing on it. Just another anecdote about it working, but I would be very sad if mine broke because it is decades old and deep, dark brown from being seasoned all those years. 😁
Awesome video! I am going to try the stone in the oven but I also saw someone put a little rice in the bottom of the dutch oven before they put the bread in to help with the bottom not over-browning.
I have left my loaves long fermenting in the fridge for several days ( completely forgetting about it) and it was some of my best loaves and sooooo easy on the gut for me!
❤I made sourdough scones for coworkers as gifts this year. So versatile! 😊
Happy Birthday!!! 🎉 Looks beautiful, Jess. I'm going to try to leave the lid off for that 10 minutes. Mine always come out too chewy and too thick of a too hard crust. I like a light crispy thin crust and just can't seem to get there.
❤wonderful video Jess, so straight forward and naturally well presented, I got a lot out of this tutorial, love your teaching style ❤❤❤
Happy Birthday!
The loaves look great. It is on my list to learn how to make sourdough bread. I have made myself a 2025 Goal List on things I want to do or try to do.
Ezra looks so handsome in his suit. The boys have grown so.
Happy Birthday Jess! Great Vid... Much Love and Blessings
I’m not brand new to sourdough, but this is a great explanation. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jess and Miah Sowards and family this recipe looks delicious. I love sour dough bread. I enjoy all three of your channels and want wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jess from viewer in TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA
HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYYY!
You did such a good job showing the process and how it's worth it.
I’m gluten sensitive, too. Also can only use a2/a2 grass-fed dairy 🙄 I’m such a princess. lol
I switched to whole wheat berries and grinding my own flour a few years ago. Such a difference. I’m still not a heavy bread eater but when I need it I can have it by my own hand.
I’m looking forward to seeing your vids on sourdough starter with “real” flour. I’m not a fan of sourdough but want to try it with fresh milled to see if it makes a difference. Plus, I’m cruising toward sixty now and my taste may have changed. 🤷♀️