About this episode
"You can make really, really good bread using simple methods" We're so excited to welcome our first guest - Elly from Elly's Everyday to talk about sourdough-baking and soap-making! "My bread-making methods were developed when I was working full time in really difficult jobs and I needed it to be a no-brainer...I didn’t want to plan out my whole week around bread-making" What we cover: 15:26 How we met Elly 18:55 Elly talking about being a bread new-comer 20:35 How Elly got into sourdough 26:00 How to tell if your sourdough starter is healthy 31:00 The problems that stop people baking sourdough 33:10 Feeding a sourdough starter 35:40 Elly’s starter maintenance method 44:20 Elly doesn’t ever make the same bread twice 45:23 The breads Elly regularly makes at home 47:15 Elly’s milling process 49:45 Gluten-free sourdough 1:00:25 Soap-making 1:06:40 How to get started with soap-making 1:08:20 How to find Elly’s recipes, videos and online homes "There’s always an easier way to do it!" Links: Elly’s *new* website! Elly’s IG account Elly’s FB account The 100% whole wheat video of Elly's that Alison cooked up. www.thefreshloaf.com Elly’s Everyday Whole Grain Sourdough You Tube channel Elly’s Everyday Soap-Making You Tube Channel Elly’s Hot Cross Bun recipe The Natural Tucker Bread Book - John Downes Chris Stafferton (the gluten-free bread maker, author of Promise and Fulfillment Mock Mill (Elly’s affiliate link) Elly's Split Pea Soup recipe (described 13:49) 11/2-2 cups yellow split peas 1 potato 1 onion 1 carrot 1 large ripe tomato little bit of salt Pot with water or stock If you love what we're doing, we'd love you to be part of our Patreon community! For $9 a month (or equivalent in your currency) you'll be helping us with the costs of recording, editing and putting this work into the world. And you'll get to be part of our world on a deeper level - we've got a monthly intimate patron-exclusive podcast called Kitchen Table Chats and we're also going to share cooking classes, extra interviews and much more. Check out www.patreon.com/ancestralkitchenpodcast for all the details! Want to share your thoughts on this episode, or talk about your experience with sourdough or soap? Let's continue the conversation. Come find us on Instagram: Andrea is at Farm and Hearth Alison is at Ancestral Kitchen The podcast is at Ancestral Kitchen Podcast Original Music, Episode Mixing and Post-Production by Robert Michael Kay