Sourdough Lovin'

A few years ago Rich got a book from his mom about Alaskan Sourdough. He decided a couple of weeks ago to make a sourdough starter. It turned out great! He has made cinnamon rolls, buns and flap jacks. The dough takes longer to rise but the bread tastes so much better and is a lot softer that using regular yeast. Our little dog, Mackie, really likes it too. He is not usually a big bread eater but he ate a lot more of this bread. Rich said he had read in the book that sometimes people fed their sled dogs the bread when they were low on food as it has more protein in it than regular bread. So, I looked up the nutritional value of sourdough and I found out some very interesting things.  Here is a little bit of the article.

It said: 

Very basic sourdough bread that had once been fermented for a healthy 8 hours or more is not to be found anywhere except in ones own kitchen today. In commercial bread yeast levels are dramatically increased, accelerates and proving agents introduced including bromide, a known thyroid poison that was insanely substituted for iodine in the US. Fast-made bread is one of the most destructive implementations into the modern diet. It has become normal fare. Poorly-prepared and poorly-digested wheat is the chief contributor to the current plague of “gluten-intolerance,” obesity, diabetes, Candida diseases and many allergenic conditions all of which contribute to the conditions that cause cancer.

Only when wheat gluten is properly fermented is it healthy for human consumption. When not it is potentially one of the most highly allergenic foods we eat. It is similar to the controversy with soy which also can only be considered a health food if it is fermented long enough. Correctly fermented wheat contains 18 amino acids (proteins), complex carbohydrate (a super efficient source of energy), B vitamins, iron, zinc, selenium and magnesium, and maltase.

The article is long.  If you would like to read more you can go here.  Sourdough has natural occurring bacteria that helps promote digestion and has many benefits to your health.

Well now here are the pictures of the things Rich has made.  A picture of the book cover on Alaskan Sourdough and a recipe for the starter.

 

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