The Fresh Loaf

A Community of Amateur Bakers and Artisan Bread Enthusiasts.

ground rye natural yeast/bacteria verses air-born... humnnnn

Jean-Paul's picture
Jean-Paul

ground rye natural yeast/bacteria verses air-born... humnnnn

next fall we're heading to Paris France. we're going to rent a flat with an oven, and i'll be baking! so i have a question for those in the know. When you mix organic flour (rye) and pure water, the natural yeast and bacterial of the ground flour begin to create a sourdough culture, which in a half week becomes a loaf of sourdough. The 'air' yeast really doesn't have the numbers to outnumber the actual flour yeast. So, if I bring back (or import from other countries) the rest of the bag of flour (rye) and make it at home, I'm truely eating the same loaf I made in Paris. So, if I buy organic flour from france/italy/japan/australia/etc, the loaves I'm making are from those countries' natural yeast/bacteria sources. Right? I'm not talking about a culture that's in your kitchen for months/years... i'm talking about the first culture from the ground rye.

Postal Grunt's picture
Postal Grunt

So many bakeries, so much bread and pastry to sample, where will you find the time to bake? It will be a tough job to maintain your priorities there.

Mini Oven's picture
Mini Oven

Sounds good.