Did you begin baking sourdough in 2020 with the rest of the world? After watching a friend make artisan sourdough online, Brittny Hiatt was inspired to start baking naturally fermented breads out of her own kitchen. The process was a lot of trial and error at first, but after testing different methods and practicing this new skill, Brittny quickly became recognized as a sourdough expert.

Today on the show, Brittny shares all of her top, uncomplicated, and essential tips for any home baker listening that may want to level up their sourdough skills including:

• How often to feed your starter
• What your starter should look like
• How to control the sourness of your sourdough
• Which flours work best with sourdough
• What is the hooch and should you dump it out
• Benefits of sourdough vs. commercially yeasted breads
• Misconceptions of sourdough

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