Oh, yummy! I wish I was
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 09:41In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Exactly! pasta madre is not
Submitted by latoca on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 10:16In reply to Oh, yummy! I wish I was by Gala Placidia
Exactly! pasta madre is not sour and you cannot taste it. But Bread made with pasta Madre is easier to digest and has a richer and deeper flavour. Also Italian Pastra Madre is stronger than starters made from rye flour and is able to rice sweet breads such as panettone. Gala have a look at this blog: http://pastamadre.blogspot.co.uk/p/spacciatori-di-pasta-madre.html you might be able to identify a "spacciatore" of Pasta Madre near you; then you could use our recipes: http://blogtwomamas.blogspot.co.uk/
Thank you for the link. I
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 14:03In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thank you for the link. I understand that this was the way al kinds of breads were prepared before te more modern forms of "levito" took over. In San Francisco, a French baker called Boudin created the sourdough during the Gold Rush as miners craved for fresh bread and there were very few ingredients available in the area. Goodd luck with the course!
yes! there was a programme on
Submitted by latoca on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 17:42In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
yes! there was a programme on bbc radio 4 recently about the history of sourdough. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mnpzv not sure if you can listen to it from Italy though
We have a giveaway on the
Submitted by latoca on Thu, 03/28/2013 - 05:07In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
We have a giveaway on the go: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Mamas/110827512374281?sk=app_143103275748075&app_data=dlt-1 Enter if you are in Glasgow! Paola