print email comment close How Sourdough Bread Works URL: http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/sourdough.htm Description: This site describes the process by which bread is leavened with sourdough starter rather than store-bought yeast. The site explains that to create sourdough starter the baker "captures wild yeast [fungi] that floats in the air to create starter from scratch." It also tells you how to make your own traditional starter, and provides a basic recipe for sourdough bread. From How Stuff Works. Author: Nelson, Pam Publisher: HowStuffWorks, Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bread Cookery (Sourdough) Yeast LII Database Information: Record 21341 created by Maria Brandt on 04/24/2006 Last modification on 11/03/2007 Published: 04/27/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21341