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Alaska's Golden Spoon Heirloom Sourdough Starter!

By coating a wooden spoon with sourdough starter and then carefully drying it - I have found a simple way for you to take enough starter home to easily make up a batch of sourdough - in your own kitchen!

Sourdough has a long tradition. The wild yeast has long been cultivated for muffins, breads, biscuits, and other foods around the world, but especially in Alaska. Sourdough starters have always been guarded heirlooms - cherished treasures that blessed most of the kitchens in the Great Land.

Years ago I was offered a small jar of this starter by friends in Clam Gulch. I took home their gift, found a good pot for it to live in, and have used it for many years now.

At times I have had something made of sourdough at nearly every meal - breads, biscuits, flapjacks - while at other times I have kept the sourdough pot simply tucked away into a corner of my refrigerator for weeks without touching it. Working with sourdough isn't rocket science, but sometimes it does require a little attention and flexibility. Taming the wild yeast is not always straight forward!

The history of Alaska's Golden Spoon Heirloom Starter will continue to evolve - new recipes, interesting links, in-depth articles on the various "caretakers" - so keep checking back!

Become a part of the tradition!