Sourdough Journey Update

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So, I never ended up making the sourdough bread. I only really have enough time to make it when I have a day off of work, and lately, my days off have either been too busy or I’ve been too lazy to spend the whole day in the kitchen.

I did, however, decide to make homemade (not sourdough) bagels because I had some leftover chive and onion cream cheese that I was craving, and I thought it would be slightly diabolical to just eat the cream cheese by itself. I felt a little Nara Smith whipping up an entire batch of bagels solely so I could have something to put my cream cheese on, but they turned out great and were honestly super easy to make. See for yourself:

I’m traveling this weekend, so once again, I won’t be home to make a loaf. But next Sunday, hopefully, is my day. Maybe I’ll venture into sourdough bagels next time to use up all the starter I revived. TBD but I’ll keep you posted.

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