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Taste test: Sourdough bread

 
Pain de campagne "French sourdough", a large round loaf ("miche") made from either natural leavening or baker's yeast. (Shutterstock)
Pain de campagne "French sourdough", a large round loaf ("miche") made from either natural leavening or baker's yeast. (Shutterstock)
Published July 20, 2018

If I was stranded on a desert island and offered only one food item, I would likely pick sourdough bread. I love a hot, crusty slice slathered in salty butter. Admittedly, it's a diet breaker, so I choose my bread carefully. I prefer freshly baked loaves right from the baker's oven, and try to limit my purchases to special occasions. Our judges love a good sourdough loaf as well. Lately, we have been seeing sourdough loaves on the bread shelves of local grocery stores instead of only in the bakery aisle. We wanted to know if those prepackaged loaves could stand up to our beloved freshly baked offerings. We found a couple that would work for a sandwich or as part of a casual dinner.

Kathy Saunders, Times correspondent