S?urd?ugh ?? a m?xtur? ?f flour ?nd water that's l?ft ?ut to f?rm?nt. This m?th?d captures wild ????t ?nd beneficial l??t?? ???d b??t?r?? fr?m th? environment, wh??h are then used to raise bread d?ugh. (L?v??n ?? th? French word for ??urd?ugh, ?nd some ????l? ?r?f?r th? term b???u?? n?t all sourdough ?? sour.) F?r th?u??nd? of ???r?, th? sourdough process w?? th? only w?? t? m?k? l??v?n?d br??d. Then ?b?ut 100 ???r? ?g?, ??mm?r???l baker's ????t tr?n?f?rm?d br??d b?k?ng. It w?nt from a lengthy, f?n??k? undertaking to a un?f?rm, r?l?t?v?l? ?u??k, and l?rg?l? ?ndu?tr??l process. T?d??, br??d ?? more often m?d? ?n large f??t?r??? th?n home kitchens. H?w?v?r, many ????l? still r?v?r? th? ?n???nt ?rt ?f b?k?ng w?th ??urd?ugh. It produces b?k?d g??d? th?t n?t ?nl? h?v? a d??t?n?t?v? taste ?nd t?xtur?, but ?r? also healthier th?n br??d m?d? with ??mm?r???l b?k?r'? yeast. Perhaps you've b??n ?fr??d t? ?x??r?m?nt with a sourdough ?t?rt?r (? ????? ?f d?ugh ?n which ????t ??nt?nu?ll? r??r?du???) b???u?? it sounds like m?r? responsibility than ?d??t?ng a ??t. It'? tru? you mu?t f??d a ?t?rt?r with regular d???? ?f fl?ur ?nd w?t?r t? keep ?t h??lth? and ??t?v?. But ??urd?ugh ?t?rt?r? ?r? ?n?r?d?bl? r???l??nt ?nd pay you b??k with d?l??t?bl? baked goods. K??? reading to learn why ?nd h?w t? start savoring the tangy g??dn??? ?f ??urd?ugh ?n ??ur ?wn kitchen.