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!
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a thermal picnic bag
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a hot water bottle
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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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