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title: "Sourdough"
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description: "Growing up near San Francisco, I enjoyed quality sourdough."
tags: ["sourdough", "bread", "baking", "starter", "fermentation", "life"]
created: 2023-11-02T12:14:00Z
updated: 2026-06-02T17:51:01Z
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# Sourdough

I grew up on sourdough. Living near San Francisco meant a reliable supply of sourdough was always available. Boules, baguettes, batards, the occasional sandwich loaf. We had it all. And it was delicious.

Two months after our daughter was born I started developing my own sourdough starter. It was a process, rife with trial and error. But with a little persistence it paid off.

If you're interested in going down this road yourself, check out [The Perfect Loaf](https://www.theperfectloaf.com/7-easy-steps-making-incredible-sourdough-starter-scratch/).

After seven days of work, and one sub-par early attempt at a loaf, I had my starter. And I named it Fred.

Fred has now been with us since February 25th, 2020, and with luck will be with us for a long while. We've baked a lot of bread already, and a few fun little projects here and there like cinnamon buns and babkas. Here is a collection of shots from along the way.

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