Have you heard the good news, that sourdough is better for you than other bread? It's true!
Scientists, nutritionists, and health experts all agree that naturally-fermented sourdough bread is healthier than ‘regular’ bread – for a slew of reasons.
Here are just a few:
more nutritious/fewer preservatives; As long as you are eating real sourdough bread, you are eating only 3 simple ingredients: flour, water and salt. Nothing else. There are no chemicals, preservatives, or anything nasty in sourdough bread. Commercially yeasted breads contain many additives, sweeteners and oils in addition to the simple ingredients that bread is supposed to have.
easier to digest: To put it simply,traditional sourdough undergoes a slow fermentation process, the result of which is an increase in the bio-availability of the bread's vitamins and minerals. This process also starts the breakdown of protein (including gluten), making sourdough easier to digest.
lower glycemic index: Sourdough bread has a lower glycemic index than commercial bread. That means sourdough bread does not raise blood sugar levels as rapidly as refined white bread.
contains less gluten than other bread. So much so, that folks who typically suffer from gluten sensitivities can often eat artisan or homemade sourdough bread with little-to-no ill effects*. Read along to learn exactly why! I think you’ll soon understand why homemade sourdough is the only bread we eat.
it's grounding: baking and using your hands with anything feels grounding. But there's something specific about making sourdough bread that is incredibly grounding, because SOURDOUGH FEELS ALIVE.
Because it is alive!
Working with sourdough slows down my busy life, allowing me to connect & create something beautiful - it has become my outlet.
There's nothing quite like digging your hands deep into a fresh ball of dough.
If you’re new to sourdough and don’t have a sourdough starter yet, pick up some of my living sourdough starter - a fool-proof option for beginning your sourdough journey. And if you're local to south Florida, I teach in-person classes at my home in Palm Beach Gardens - you'll leave with some of my very active starter, then you can carry on to bake healthy sourdough bread, pizza crusts, muffins, focaccia, granola + so much more! My October classes are sold out, but stay tuned for some special offerings coming in November.
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