Elaine Boddy

Feb 5, 2024 | pastryartsmag.com | Elaine Boddy

By Elaine BoddyI hope you have enjoyed reading how to make a sourdough starter, and how to make my master recipe in the previous couple of issues. As we move into the winter months and colder temperatures in the northern hemisphere, I thought it would be useful in this issue to share some tips about how to manage sourdough through changes in season. The greatest lesson to learn for sourdough success is how sourdough is affected by the weather.

Sep 12, 2023 | lovefood.com | Elaine Boddy

Making sourdough starter may seem like a complex task that demands careful attention – but with our step-by-step guide to hand, you can easily make your own. Read on to discover our tips for perfect starter, every time. How do I make sourdough starter? Sourdough starters are the ‘yeast’ element of sourdough making; they act as a raising agent, and give sourdough bread its unique flavour and texture. This guide provides all the steps you'll need to make sourdough starter and keep it healthy.

Sep 5, 2023 | deliciousmagazine.co.uk | Elaine Boddy

What is proving? Proving dough happens once we have mixed all of the ingredients for our dough and then allow it time to rise and grow and ‘prove’. Proving dough can seem like a minefield, especially with sourdough, but I am here to show that it is truly a lot simpler than you may think. The key difference between making sourdough and standard yeasted breads is time: sourdough takes a lot longer to prove and it’s that extra time that makes it sourdough.

Sep 5, 2023 | deliciousmagazine.co.uk | Elaine Boddy

What exactly is sourdough starter? It’s the magic that makes our bread, it’s a bubbling, gloopy thing that hides in the fridge…yes, it’s all of them, but what it REALLY is, is the liquid that we need to make our sourdough creations, it’s what lifts and aerates our loaves, and gives sourdough its texture and flavour.

Sep 5, 2023 | deliciousmagazine.co.uk | Elaine Boddy

Elaine’s tips “I highly recommend experimenting with the additions. I’ve used spelt flour for mine but you could use plain, wholemeal or bread flour (or a mix of them), or maybe try some einkorn and emmer flour. You can add nuts or not, chocolate chips, raisins… You can literally throw in whatever you fancy.”“You can use sourdough starter that’s at any stage in this recipe (including discard), as it’s only adding flavour rather than acting as a raising agent.