Sourdough Bread now on Instructables

Photo by Michael Kelley
If you haven’t checked out Instructables before now, you need to go check it out now. I just posted my first Instructable and it’s everything you need to know about making perfect sourdough bread.
Sourdough Bread by Barb in My Sisters Kitchen.
I’ve been thinking for some time now that I needed to update [...]

@Sisters_Kitchen

My Sister’s Kitchen is on Twitter now too! You can follow us at Sisters_Kitchen. Tweet us your comments, recipes, and questions. Follow our tweets on the sidebar.
I would like to make the huge disclaimer that I don’t really like the idea of Twitter. I don’t like things that make it easier for us communicate in [...]

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