Before The Rustic Sourdough has first started, my sister and I always discussed about how to make a good sourdough bread like the ones we found at random cafes in Europe and Scandinavia. We've always shared the result of each bread we both baked from my East coast kitchen and her West coast home, from many "failed" loaves to many more improved to many better and eventually to the best loaves-"simple" yet full of complexity of texture and flavors.
I called it " Bread Therapy"... Making sourdough bread has become the moment of happiness and tranquility ..still and focused, just like meditating. And as simple as the ingredients- flour, water and salt- ,each step in the process of making sourdough bread is nothing complex; only allowing the nature to do its work slowly and being patient that make the bread different.
From day one, self-taught, learning, observing and practicing, my sourdough bread has become a regular daily breakfast bread and afternoon snack in the family, has been shared with friends, neighbors and has been proudly delivered to customers finally.