Fermenting & Culturing

Fermenting and culturing is a central part of a traditional foods kitchen. From our favorite saurkraut recipe, kombucha made with honey, sourdough pizza and, of course, sourdough english muffins, you'll find easy step by step recipes for all your favorite lacto-ferments, probiotic beverages and desserts, and sourdough recipes.

Category: Fermenting & Culturing

Is raw dairy good for you? What about lactose intolerance or avoiding dairy for gut health? What about the "experts" who say to avoid dairy completely? Watch, listen, or read to find out my answers! | AskWardee.tv

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cup and spoon of flour with a cup of spilled wheat berries

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The Best & Healthiest Flours For Sourdough #AskWardee 065

The Best & Healthiest Flours For Sourdough #AskWardee 065

stack of braided sourdough pretzels sprinkled with sesame seeds

Soft & Chewy Sourdough Pretzels (spelt or einkorn)

Slice of whole grain sourdough bread.

Whole Grain Sourdough Bread (einkorn, spelt, or whole wheat)

quart sized Mason jar full of sauerkraut secured with a metal band lid, set on top of a gray kitchen towel

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Mason jars of canned tomatoes

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Sourdough Cobbler | We've enjoyed this tasty cobbler filled with low bush cranberries from the patch down the road, last years frozen rhubarb from the plants next to the driveway, frozen blackberries from the store for something a little different, frozen raspberries from last summer's harvest, and blueberries off the mountains lovingly picked and frozen by my mountain-climbing husband. Delicious! | GNOWFGLINS.com

Sourdough Cobbler — Allergy-Friendly (with soaked variation)

Here's a delicious sourdough einkorn focaccia -- a flat bread that goes great with pasta, soups, sausage dishes, and will even work as a pizza crust. Einkorn is an ancient variety of wheat that many may find easier to eat and digest. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sourdough Einkorn Rosemary Focaccia

Sourdough Soda Bread | What if I told you that you could have the same tastiness of the sourdough English muffin but with even less effort? Enjoy and join my victory dance as we enjoy slice after slice of nourishing, whole grain, sourdough goodness! Get cinnamon swirl bread, mini loaves, and even sourdough dinner rolls with this versatile recipe. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sourdough Soda Bread

Sourdough Sandwich Bread {made with einkorn, spelt, & oat} | Any time I get a whiff of the heart-warming deliciousness of freshly baked bread, all the best of my childhood memories come flooding back. And this sourdough sandwich bread is my tried-and-true staple. I could make it in my sleep! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sourdough Sandwich Bread {made with einkorn, spelt, & oat}

sourdough English muffin cut in half being spread with butter

The Best Sourdough English Muffins (Traditional Recipe)

Einkorn Sourdough Chapatis {Indian Flatbread}

Einkorn Sourdough Chapatis {Indian Flatbread}

close-up shot of fermenting raw apple cider vinegar in a glass jar, involving apple chunks submerged in a sugar water solution

Homemade Raw Apple Cider Vinegar Recipe

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Woman's hand holding bubbly sourdough starter in a small glass jar.

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Not-So-Dense (Or Sour) Sourdough Bread | 'Many of my sourdough loaves over the past few years have been dense. Until the day a spark went off in my head: I needed to soak all of my grains the night before, not just the sponge of the bread! A new softer, lighter, less sour, not-so-dense sourdough bread was born!' | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Not-So-Dense (Or Sour) Sourdough Bread

Small jar of bubbly sourdough starter.

Why Won’t My Sourdough Bread Rise? How To Know When Your Starter Is Strong Enough For Bread-Baking