How to Use sourdough in a Sentence

sourdough

noun
  • First comes the cheese, the house sourdough, the rhubarb compote.
    Washington Post, 11 June 2021
  • Take up sourdough bread and learn how to keep a starter alive.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Then the phone rang as Fuschillo pulled a tray of fresh sourdough loaves from the oven.
    Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • If that's the case for you, then perhaps try sourdough bread.
    Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The whole food and pastries program, the sourdough, is all done in house.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Which means it’s time to tear off a chunk of sourdough and get down to business.
    Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The sourdough bread-making boom has caused yeast and flour sales to, um, rise.
    Jenni Avins, Quartz, 6 June 2020
  • Pretzels, of course, come in many shapes and sizes, from sourdough nuggets to thin twists.
    Rebecca Firsker, Bon Appétit, 26 July 2022
  • But make no mistake, the stars of this show are the sourdough pizzas.
    Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2021
  • In short, the bakers’ hands looked like sourdough starters.
    Rob Dunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2020
  • Then the Tiger King, sourdough, and home gym phase fizzled out.
    Madeleine Streets, SELF, 24 Mar. 2021
  • It’s the mecca of fine wine and craft beer, oysters and crabs, sourdough and salmon.
    Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Start by dicing up a stale slice or two of sourdough bread.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Playland’s sourdough crusts, fired in a wood oven that weighs as much as a truck, are the anchor to the menu.
    Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Serve with a warm crusty baguette or chunks of warm sourdough for dipping.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Warm and soft and sweet, made with flour and oil and eggs and honey and, unlike sourdough: yeast.
    Rachel Levin, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2020
  • There are crusty baguettes, loaves of tangy sourdough and yes, even pita bread.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Cut 8 slices of sourdough, each 5⁄8 inch thick, and toast them till golden brown.
    Paul Kita, Men's Health, 21 Sep. 2022
  • This is a meal that begs to be mopped up with a crusty loaf of sourdough or a fluffy pull-apart dinner roll.
    Marianna Cerini, Bon Appétit, 31 July 2020
  • Pour the sourdough discard onto the flour all at once and toss to combine.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The waitress brings bread, a whole sourdough loaf, says, Darling.
    Zeina Hashem Beck, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Times when a man’s only friend is his sourdough starter.
    Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Then there’s the Runner & Stone sourdough baguette — thinner, chewier and crisper than many of its ilk.
    New York Times, 18 June 2024
  • Wheat, white and sourdough Is there a type of bread that is more nutritious than the others?
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022
  • To make your own starter, try Pallant's sourdough bread starter recipe.
    Eric Pallant, CNN, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Their bagels have a tang, courtesy of a sourdough starter that’s used to make the dough, some air pockets in their crumb, and a nice crust.
    Devra Ferst, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The Paradise Bacon Grilled Cheese is made with sourdough bread.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a sourdough base which results in a bagel that has slightly more tang.
    Janelle Bitker, Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2021
  • There are also fresh baguettes, loaves of sourdough, multi-grain and croissant bread.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
  • True to the ethos and flavors of Gusto, Enciso uses sourdough starter in his pan de muerto.
    Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024

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