sourdough baking means problem solving

if you've known me for a while, you know that I am a tiny bit obsessed with baking sourdough bread.

When I started I was all in for round shaped artisan loafs. But since I'm that kind of girl who loves sandwiches, I switched to baking sourdough sandwich loafs instead. Also, those are a bit less labor intensive.

Unfortunately colder weather doesn't help the natural yeast grow when setting up a brand new "sourdough starter baby".

So my creativity and ability to solve problems stepped in!

Life hack 🥳

My homemade sourdough starter proofing box that’s hanging on my kitchen door!

  • a thermal picnic bag

  • a hot water bottle

  • my whole grain rye starter

Yeah, being creative and using common sense is a big help in life!

Since temperatures dropped, I had some literal starter problems.

Problem solved!

Last night I prepared my starter for baking and put it into the homemade proofing box.

And my homemade proofing box did an amazing job🥳

I mean, just look at that super bubbly starter being full of life!

Only 5:30 am and I already prepared my dough for baking my favorite sourdough sandwich bread later on!

That’s the best start of the day IMHO.And in a few hours I’ll have fresh homemade sourdough bread straight out of the oven!

That’s the kind of luxury in life that fulfills me!

Also it's a great reminder that it's the little things in life bringing lots of joy.

And another great reminder that thinking outside of the box is a great way to come up with solutions.

Truth is I wanted to buy a sourdough proofing box for 139€ - in order to facilitate sourdough baking when the weather is colder - but it seems my own life hack solution works so well that I don't need to buy this now!

What about you? You love baking as much as I do?

Hit reply and let me know!

xoxo - Phyllis

P.S. luxuries in life don't have to cost tons of money. A homemade proofing box for making fresh sourdough bread in the morning is a luxury in life that can't be measured with a price tag!

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