Artisan sourdough bread8/11/2023 ![]() ![]() In true Zak the Baker style, I even made a custom chalkboard for the occasion! Artisan toasts are all the rage right now, and being a huge fan of Zak The Baker, I couldn’t wait to put together my own Artisan bites. And if my starter “chokes”, I’m just going to have to bother the Queen of Sourdough for a fresh batch! )Īfter we put together our 85% hydrated dough, we set it aside for the autolyse stage (don’t ask me what that is, just hire Chaya Suri for your own class!) and got started on our toasts. I’ve been known to kill every plant I ever had. To say I was a little overwhelmed by the whole you-need-to-take-care-of-your-starter-like-another-child thing is an understatement. We baked up her bread and a quick batch of her amazing (and easier than ever) sourdough crackers and then started on a new batch of sourdough bread from scratch. So first things first, Chaya Suri came with her cast iron pan, a batch of ready made dough and sourdough starter. I drool over her Instagram posts and I can’t wait to cook with her again! Of course I picked her brain about some of her favorite cookbooks, kitchen tools and spices, and lets just say my Amazon shopping cart is loaded to capacity. Chaya Suri loves using herbs and spices in her cooking (hence the name Spice & Zest, soon to be a food blog!) and her creations are healthy, creative and full of flavor. The best part of cooking together with another foodie is that we speak the same language. And now, now I have my own starter blooming in the fridge, and my own batch of sourdough bread ready to be baked! I’ve hopped on the sourdough train and I’m never turning back! She taught herself the ins & outs of sourdough when she began her starter three years ago, and she’s never turned back! She makes sourdough everything – crackers, pizza, pretzel buns, pita, challah, even sweets like babka and donuts! I invited her over for a hands-on sourdough class-turned-artisan toast party and Oh. Chaya Suri (also known as Spice & Zest) is a talented home cook who doesn’t shy away from a challenge. ![]() Well, somehow, G-d was listening to my inner sourdough goddess when I ended up sitting right next to the Queen Of Sourdough at the recent Kosher Food Blogger Conference. We can’t go back to regular Challah even if we wanted to. We are sourdough snobs, period. I’ve even turned my husband into a sourdough snob and now that the Artisan Bakeshop has opened in my neighborhood, we splurge on their bread every week for Shabbat. Give me some sourdough bread and I’m a happy gal. I love the dark, crunchy crust on the outside and the chewy, tender crumb on the inside. Making my own sourdough bread has been on my wish list for years. ![]()
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