June 22, 2007 - 10:11pm
Baking soda in sourdough bread
I had read all of my library books and decided to look at my old Complete Book of Breads by Bernard Clayton, published in 1973. I was given it when a friend's mother died and it is really neat to find her comments on breads that she had tried. When I got to the sourdough section I found that many of the recipes called for baking soda, and one had cream of tartar as well. Does anyone know the reason for this? I suppose I should check out his new book to see if the recipes have changed. While it is interesting to read the old book I think I'll stay with the BBA, A