New Sourdough Series

Welcome to the brand new, sparkly sourdough series!

This little corner of Jennyblogs will feature all things sourdough, or sourdoughnt…ahem. Sourdough recipes, sourdough experiments, tips and tricks, discard recipes, and very possibly more than you ever wanted to know about sourdough.

Worry not, there will still be plenty of dinner recipes, desserts, and all of my other favorite recipes sprinkled with some Italy content coming your way! Sourdough will just be one more element on here.

This blog is an ever-evolving platform. What started as a personal way to share updates on life and ministry when I first moved to Italy in 2016, with occasional dessert recipes, turned into mostly dessert recipes. Then came in more savory and dinner recipes, then Italy content. 2019 was around the time I started to get a little more serious about blogging, getting more intentional about what I was doing. I had to start editing my writing realizing, hey, it’s not just my family and friends reading this anymore, but thousands of strangers. Inevitably, once I became a mamma some mom content started to sneak in (although I have stayed true to my word and not turned this into a full blown mom blog! Although I totally see the temptation there, baby thoughts take over a tired and completely-in-love mama’s brain), it stayed primarily recipes with some Italy content. Now, the next addition begins, with some sourdough content.

I started dabbling in sourdough back in 2017. I started my own starter for the fun of it and went from there. I didn’t get too serious about it until more recently. Years ago I spent a day apprenticing at an artisan sourdough bakery, then started working with it at a bakery I worked at in Florence, both of which piqued my interest even more and made me appreciate how much more there was to learn. These last several months I have been intensively working with sourdough, from classic loaves to cinnamon rolls, most days of the week; making, taking notes, studying, troubleshooting, experimenting, in the moments between wiping the toddler’s sticky fingers, nursing the baby, answering the preschooler’s questions, and all the other demands of life. As with any craft you’re learning to master, there have been frustrating moments, but there have also been the moments of immense satisfaction of seeing hard work come to fruition. While I do not yet confess to be a sourdough master, I am learning, learning, learning, and I would be honored if you’d join me in this sourdough journey. I’m excited, and hope that some of these articles, recipes, and resources will help make sourdough more enjoyable and attainable for more people!

Whether you’re still entirely unsure of what sourdough exactly is or you’ve already made hundreds of loaves, I hope you’ll stick around for some sourdough content!

Some sourdough recipes to get you started, with so many more to come!