How to Make a Sourdough Bread Starter From Scratch (and Why It’s Not Rising by Day 5)
Somewhere between “just mix flour and water” and the mild superiority of the sourdough guy at your farmers market is a real skill: keeping a colony of wild yeast alive on your counter until it’s strong enough to raise a loaf of bread. If you’re here, there’s a decent chance you’ve already tried once —…