I heard sourdough was “the bread” (original), I was fascinated. I had to know more about it’s origin. The oldest bread loaf was found back in Switzerland in 3500 BCE. The Egyptians in 1500 had a similar leavening process and in the mid-nineteenth century (1849) Boudin Bakery in San Francisco became famous for their loaf.
Can you believe all bread originated as sourdough? All sourdough! It tops #2 on the healthiest bread list. Of course I imagine mine with lots of real butter and that possibly ruins the healthy part. Just delicious!
Some of our regions take their starter recipes quite seriously. I grew up hearing about San Francisco’s products. San Francisco “Rice - a - Roni,” and San Francisco sourdough commercials. Do you know San Francisco sourdough starter began in the 1890's with hops & canned potatoes (openlibrary.org). That starter warmed up inside a pocket of a miner on the Klondike Gold Rush.
Lots of cold climates like Alaska advertise their sourdough as the sourest of them all. I love a little competition don’t you? As long as I can test their warm slice of heaven.
