A sourdough loaf baked by Patrick Spahr of South Hadley using levain from November.
A sourdough loaf baked by Patrick Spahr of South Hadley using levain from November. Credit: PHOTO BY PATRICK SPAHR

Like many folks during the pandemic, Patrick Spahr took up baking sourdough bread. This loaf, which he learned to bake from “Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast” by Ken Forkish, contains no commercial yeast and is leavened only with a “levain” (French for sourdough). Spahr established the levain in November 2021.

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