Sourdough Sourdough is a type of bread made by long fermentation of dough using natural yeast. The oldest record of sourdough harks back to the ancient Egyptians. What likely happened is that Egyptian bakers’ accidentally dampened ground up grain and left it to sit at room temperature. Wild yeast spores from the nearby beer brewing (ancient Egyptian brewery and bakery were often at the same place) settled on the mix, ate the natural sugars and converted them into lactic acid which gave it a sour flavour.
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