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Sourdough bread

Selection of home made sourdough bread.

Sourdough differs from most bread in that it contains no baker’s yeast, relying instead on a fermented starter of water and flour to provide lift.

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Rights: Tomas Castelazo, www.tomascastelazo.com / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
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