No. 10 · Bread

My Starter Flew Checked (and Lived)

It leaked. It survived. It baked a double loaf in a claypot.

BAKED: July 6, 2018
KITCHEN: Tarrytown, New York
FILED UNDER: Bread

My Starter Flew Checked (and Lived), photo 1 — My Starter Flew Checked (and Lived)

My Starter Flew Checked (and Lived), photo 2 — and another angle

A week of travel meant a week of sourdough experimentation, because of course I brought my starter.

It flew in a small container in my checked bag. It leaked. It survived. That's a sourdough starter with more resilience than most of us at an airport.

The reward: this morning's double loaf, baked in a claypot. Starters really are like pets, if your pet could make you breakfast. Pass the butter. NOW.

Recipe card

Still in the baker's head. Coming soon!