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You Can Make Sourdough (No, Really — Even You)
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items Five months ago I couldn't boil water. Now I'm pulling golden, crusty sourdough out of my oven and accepting compliments like it's my full-time job. The secret? I adopted Little K — my sourdough starter — because yes, you can adopt one instead of mak...
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You Can Make Sourdough (No, Really — Even You)
You Can Make Sourdough (No, Really — Even You)
Adopt a starter, ignore the intimidation, and prepare to eat an entire loaf by yourself
Sourdough is basically science you get to eat, and the one thing that actually matters is weighing your ingredients. Eyeballing flour is how you end up with a brick. A simple digital kitchen scale — nothing fancy, nothing big — is the one tool that q...
baking scale amazon
A banneton — that's the fancy word for the basket your dough rises in — is basically a little bed for your bread baby. And yes, sourdough is absolutely a child. It eats, it grows, it has moods, and it needs a safe place to rest before it becomes the ...
Sourdough Basket - Amazon.com
Look, no judgment — I was also starting from scratch in the kitchen department. Mixing bowls are where your dough comes to life, where it rises, where Little K works their magic and turns a few humble ingredients into something that's going to make y...
Large Mixing Bowl - Amazon.com
Not Required. Extremely Recommended. Very Cheap. Okay so this one isn't on the official "you must have this" list but hear me out. Between your stretch and folds and coil folds — yes those are real things you will learn and then casually say out loud...
WK Flexible Plastic Cutting Boards Mats
The Item You Actually Cannot Skip. I Said What I Said. People on the internet will tell you that you don't need a dutch oven. That you can use another pan. That a baking sheet with some ice will do the trick. Those people are adding unnecessary drama...
Amazon Basics Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven
Yes You Need This. I Learned The Hard Way So You Don't Have To. A bread scorer. Get one. I know what you're thinking — I have a knife, I have a box cutter, I am resourceful and I will figure it out. That was also my thinking and I was wrong. A knife ...
Bread Scoring Tool - Amazon.com
A Home For Little K. They Deserve Better Than a Random Tupperware. Your starter needs a jar. A proper one with straight sides so you can actually see how much it's grown and do a little happy dance when it doubles — because you will, and there is no ...
Medium Mason Jars - Amazon.com
You're Not A Trad Wife But You Can Absolutely Dress Like You're Having A Moment. Here's the thing about sourdough — flour gets everywhere. On your clothes, somehow on your ceiling, definitely on the dog if you have one. An apron is genuinely practica...
Retro Aprons - Amazon.com
A Spatula. That's It. That's The Item. Some people will tell you that you need a fancy stand mixer for sourdough. A whole machine. With attachments. That costs more than your car payment. And listen, if you want one, live your truth. But I am here to...
Baking Spatula - Amazon.com
Non Negotiable. Do Not Skip This. I'm Serious. Parchment paper. It goes in your dutch oven, your dough goes on top of it, and your bread comes out perfectly without sticking, without drama, and without you crying over a loaf that you worked on for tw...
Parchment Paper - Amazon.com
The Salt That Made People Think I Know Things. Salt. You need it, your bread needs it, and honestly the right one makes a difference. I use this one and I am convinced it is part of the reason people taste my bread and get a look on their face like t...
Redmond Real Salt | Unrefined, Natural Sea Salt | Mined in Utah
Here's your item note: Protect Your Nails. You Paid Good Money For Those. Listen, sometimes you have to get in there. Like hands fully into the dough, no way around it, just you and Little K getting personal. And sourdough will absolutely destroy a f...
Plastic Gloves - Amazon.com