Start with your favorite sourdough that is fed and active. You can make these in one day if you start early enough, but they are best when the dough is allowed to sit overnight. These are easy to customize also!
Sourdough Bagel
Sea Foam (Updated)
We discovered this candy a few years ago while browsing a candy store. Mark quickly declared it was his favorite candy ever. When looking for “sea foam”, we realized this candy comes with many different names; honeycomb candy, sponge candy, or fairy food.
For fun, we decided we needed to learn how to make his favorite treat. At first, we could not find any recipes or information about it, except in an old cookbook. However, now we can find different recipes for it in cookbooks or looking on line.
This is not a super hard recipe to make, but sometimes it turns out wonderfully and other times it is a little finicky. We have not learned why, but it is a great reason to make more.
We prefer the candy with a touch of molasses (or dark corn syrup) but it is just as good either way. However, the candy lasts longer coated in chocolate, so we highly recommend that if you want to save for longer.
Easy Sourdough Bread
Candied Pistachios
Instead of almonds, I wanted to try pistachios. I prefer the pistachios!
Pickles, Large Batch
We prefer the smaller, hand size pickles for these. Whole cucumbers do not get as soggy as cut and a lot can be stuffed into the jars.
Pickles (Great Grandma Reble’s Recipe)
This is a small batch of pickles that you can make as your cucumbers become ripe. Grandma did not hot water bath them, but it is highly recommended that you do
Baklava
A not to sweet dessert that is perfect for special occasions.
Burnt Almonds (Gebrannte Mandeln)
We discovered this recipe while looking for German Christmas recipes. Many “Weihnachtsmarkt” (Christmas markets) serve these cinnamony nuts. While it would make sense to share the recipe for Christmas, we decided to wait until National Almond Day, which is the 16th of February every year.
To keep from burning, the mixture needs to be stirred continuously.
Dark Chocolate, Cherry, Pecan Sourdough Bread
A nice bread to toast for breakfast or snack.
Pita Bread
Even though this bread does not always puff up or pull apart into a pocket, it is still a very good flat bread.
The longer the dough has to sit in the fridge, the better it tastes. It can be made up to three days ahead, but it is also good if you are making it last minute.