My Sourdough Journey
I was asked by a friend if I wanted some sourdough starter and as I love baking and absolutely love making bread I of course said yes.
A few days later my dehydrated starter arrived from NSW with instructions on how to rehydrate.
I was excited to start a new & hopefully lifelong journey into another form of creating π
I was also told that when starters are shared they usually come with a name and would be nice for me to name mine π
Chatting with another friend about this journey she suggested the name PARVATI.
The name PARVATI means OF THE MOUNTAIN & is of Indian origin. She is a Hindu Goddess of fertility love and devotion.
What better name than that as it rings true to both my heritage and the fact that this starter will be the beginning of many a happy hours of making and baking.
My journey started yesterday with the rehydration process and I was rewarded this morning with a bubbly mixture in the bowl which means Iβve reactivated her and sheβs ready to go.



βA small gift of sourdough- a dried starter dubbed from our 7 year old Priscilla. I hope it gives you many years of baking joy β The starting lines on my Doc with the rehydrating instructions …. & Iβm so looking forward to this journey π
Welcome Parvati, daughter of Priscilla and cousin of Corinna!
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I love the name and its provenance… and that it begins with P, tieing it in with its mother Polly and grandmother Priscilla. She has rehydrated well, an auspicious beginning.
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Iβm very pleased with it … onto the next step now π
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I didn’t know you could dehydrate sourdough starters. how fabulous.
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I didnβt either … but Iβve reactivated it and baked with it too … so good π
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fabulous. I was rubbish at sourdough. everything tasted good, but was brick like!
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Iβve had a very good guide in kate and Dale or I wouldnβt have been brace enough to tackle this
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