I remember reading a story of a girl making bread and having lost her starter. She was devastated as it had been in her family for generations. She finally found it stuck to the bottom of her bowl.
Wow! So glad I stumbled upon this video. I've been experimenting with sourdough, and as a fan of historical costuming, have been curious how people did it back then without all of our fancy modern apparatuses. Thanks for scratching this itch. Eager to see more of your videos
Thank you for watching! Coming from a living historian's view and then getting into sourdough, I always found the rules stupid because I knew 19th century life and how the modern way of doing sourdough would not mesh with historic views. So then, I embarked on learning how they did do sourdough.
@@KatelynKearnsOops, I though I had seen this earlier but didn't have time to watch. I used to be your neighbor in Ark, so I know how hot it can get. High temps with major humidity - jungle weather! As a I was happiest when watermelon season rolled around! Thanks sharing your baking talents in one of the hottest months of the year in the deep south ❤️
@@kringle-jelly I love watermelon season, too. I mistakenly planted my melons far later than I should have which means I still have about 6 melons in my garden right now, making the summer to fall transition a bit sweeter. :)
Very beautifully filmed, reminded me of Early American. I love their channel. ❤ And now I know why Justine uses a flat long wooden bowl, it's a "dough board" nothing was for aesthetics back then! 😂
I've heard from other historians who study breadmaking more than I that the yeasts can reside in the dough boards which helps the dough rise but I'm not entirely sure that's true. I haven't read about this concept in period sources, at least.
I usually just make yeast potato bread if it's just me eating it. I like sourdough, but I also don't always want to wait 24-48 hours when I decide that bread sounds good.
How do you get the initial sponge? My Grandmother told my Mother she used to pinch off a piece of sponge they kept and made bread. I’ve been so intrigued with that concept. But how do we today get this sponge?
If you make sourdough, you literally just pinch off a bit of dough before baking and that is your leaven or sponge. Originally, you can get it from a friend or family member who already has a sponge, otherwise, it literally is just flour and water left together and the wild yeasts in the flour and air end up fermenting and rising the dough so it's fairly easy to make yourself if needed. It does take a bit of time to make a sponge (it usually takes a couple of weeks to really get a good strong starter) but it can be done without any other ingredients other than flour and water.
@@KatelynKearns thanks! I’m making my sourdough starter now. So when it’s time to make bread … are you saying pinch off some of that bread loaf for the sponge?
@@mguin9859 If you're just making it for modern home use, you don't need a sponge. Just use your starter. Back in the day, people kept small bits of dough instead of keeping starters but now it's just easier to keep a starter.
I used to make bread but I don't now as 2 of us can't have gluten and I find gluten free bread is more trouble than it's worth, but I do miss real bread. ❤
I remember reading a story of a girl making bread and having lost her starter. She was devastated as it had been in her family for generations. She finally found it stuck to the bottom of her bowl.
With how starters were just balls of dough, that makes sense!
Very interesting video. I did notice you did not add salt. Was that common for that time period?
I didn't see salt mentioned in any of the period receipts for sourdough so not adding salt was intentional on my part, yes.
Great video. Greetings from Brazil😊
Thank you for watching!
Wow! So glad I stumbled upon this video. I've been experimenting with sourdough, and as a fan of historical costuming, have been curious how people did it back then without all of our fancy modern apparatuses. Thanks for scratching this itch. Eager to see more of your videos
Thank you for watching! Coming from a living historian's view and then getting into sourdough, I always found the rules stupid because I knew 19th century life and how the modern way of doing sourdough would not mesh with historic views. So then, I embarked on learning how they did do sourdough.
Your sourdough is sooooo good!!!
Loved the info and your house dress! ❤
I love that wrapper. It has just enough "pretty" with the scalloped hem. I do wish I cut the sleeves a bit wider but I can fix that later on.
Perfect timing! I just started learning sourdough. I made my first loaf yesterday:) very interesting how aprons were pinned on
Good luck! Sourdough is a lot about just "feeling" the dough and experimenting to figure out what works for you and your kitchen.
Perfect timing, too, with the cooler weather upon us. Ready to fire up the oven!
@@kringle-jelly Perfect cozy timing for a video, but I filmed all this in July in Texas so it was HOT. Not as much fun as it would be now.
@@KatelynKearnsOops, I though I had seen this earlier but didn't have time to watch. I used to be your neighbor in Ark, so I know how hot it can get. High temps with major humidity - jungle weather! As a I was happiest when watermelon season rolled around! Thanks sharing your baking talents in one of the hottest months of the year in the deep south ❤️
@@kringle-jelly I love watermelon season, too. I mistakenly planted my melons far later than I should have which means I still have about 6 melons in my garden right now, making the summer to fall transition a bit sweeter. :)
You can’t beat homemade bread! Especially sourdough bread.
Absolutely! I prefer the ease of modern yeast dough, but sourdough is lovely when I have the time for it.
Very beautifully filmed, reminded me of Early American. I love their channel. ❤
And now I know why Justine uses a flat long wooden bowl, it's a "dough board" nothing was for aesthetics back then! 😂
I've heard from other historians who study breadmaking more than I that the yeasts can reside in the dough boards which helps the dough rise but I'm not entirely sure that's true. I haven't read about this concept in period sources, at least.
@@KatelynKearns SO NEAT!
This was such a beautiful video I'm very inspired thank you so much for sharing
Thank you so much for watching!
I like homemade bread but I use a bread machine to mix and rise the dough then I bake it in the oven. Sourdough is my favorite bread.
I usually just make yeast potato bread if it's just me eating it. I like sourdough, but I also don't always want to wait 24-48 hours when I decide that bread sounds good.
How do you get the initial sponge? My Grandmother told my Mother she used to pinch off a piece of sponge they kept and made bread. I’ve been so intrigued with that concept. But how do we today get this sponge?
If you make sourdough, you literally just pinch off a bit of dough before baking and that is your leaven or sponge. Originally, you can get it from a friend or family member who already has a sponge, otherwise, it literally is just flour and water left together and the wild yeasts in the flour and air end up fermenting and rising the dough so it's fairly easy to make yourself if needed. It does take a bit of time to make a sponge (it usually takes a couple of weeks to really get a good strong starter) but it can be done without any other ingredients other than flour and water.
@@KatelynKearns thanks! I’m making my sourdough starter now. So when it’s time to make bread … are you saying pinch off some of that bread loaf for the sponge?
@@mguin9859 If you're just making it for modern home use, you don't need a sponge. Just use your starter. Back in the day, people kept small bits of dough instead of keeping starters but now it's just easier to keep a starter.
How old is that bowl? We have one in our family 100 plus years old
I have no idea how old it is unfortunately. I bought it at a flea market so there's no telling. But I love using it!
I used to make bread but I don't now as 2 of us can't have gluten and I find gluten free bread is more trouble than it's worth, but I do miss real bread. ❤
I know people who keep gluten free sourdough starters and have great success! But breadmaking can be very time consuming and labor intensive.