The Haphazard Sourdough Baker

09/10/2026

Why use fresh milled flour?

Maximum Nutrition: You get the entire wheat berry—the bran, germ, and endosperm—keeping essential vitamins, minerals and fiber intact instead of stripping them away like commercial processing.

Better Flavor: You get a rich, sweet, and nutty aroma that store-bought, aged white flour doesn't hold a candle to.

The natural enzymes and micro-nutrients in the bran and germ actively feed wild yeast and bacteria, making your dough ferment more quickly.

Here are a few examples

09/06/2026

I'm lucky to be friends with Cindy Stevenson who sells fresh milled flour. Her business is Black Squirrel Fresh Milled Flour. She sells and Black Forest Farmers market (Sat.9-1)in, of course, the Black Forest in Colorado Springs. She has a wealth of knowledge on how to bake with fresh milled flour and which flour works best with what bread. Fresh Milled flour retains so much more of the vitamins and minerals than store bought flour, check her out. I'll be sharing more about fresh milled flour and Colorado grains in the next few days. Stay tuned....

09/02/2026

Zucchini time! I'm so grateful for all the veggies I receive from friends. One thing I make is Sourdough Zucchini Fritters. Fast, easy and a great easy way to use discard. You can also grate the zucchs, pat them dry and freeze them for Sourdough brownies, muffins or whatever.
Bon Appetit!

My recipe;
180g grated zucchini, measured after ringing the water out in a cloth or paper towel
30g grated Swiss cheese
30g grated Parmesan
30g chopped scallions
50g organic white flour
50g unfed or discard starter
2 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste

Try to get the grated zucchini dry by wringing the water out. But don't stress about it.

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.

Grab a frying pan, I like cast iron, but it's not necessary.
Spray avocado oil generously in the pan and let it heat up to medium high heat.

Plop 5in size fritters in the pan and flatten a bit.

Turn the heat to medium and fry for 4 minutes each side. You want the fritters to brown on each side. Viola.

You can serve them with plain yogurt and or apple sauce. Or make them savory and top with a bit of sweet chili sauce.

08/30/2026

I had a lovely time teaching my Basic Sourdough Whole Wheat Class . The students get 10% off 1 item. It's a wonderful kitchen, gift and design store in Colorado Springs. Next class 9/19, 11:00, Basic Sourdough Cinnamon Twist class!!! Sign up on my website, only 4 spots left. www.haphazardsourdough.com.

08/26/2026

I'm teaching my Basic Sourdough Cinnamon Twist class on 9/19 11:00am.
Go to my website to sign up for the pop-up class haphazardsourdough.com.
Only 5 places left, so sign up soon.

08/23/2026

In my experience, the famous super accomplished Sourdough Bakers were either, tech people, engineers or scientists before they started their bakeries. For ex, Ken Forkish, Chad Roberson, Peter Reinhart or Maurizio Leo etc.

That has shown me that they tend to be very precise and scientific in their approach to Sourdough. I appreciate all of them and what they have taught me.

But I want Sourdough to be simple, doable and accessible to everyone, even little kids! Try one of my classes soon at Aspen Kitchens (9/19) or plan a class in the privacy of your home for friends family or colleagues.

I teach hands-on sourdough baking classes for kids and adults who want to learn sourdough in a relaxed, approachable way. My goal is to help you feel confident in the kitchen, understand the why behind the process, and enjoy baking bread that fits real life — a little imperfect and made with care.

08/19/2026

Last chance- 1 Opening, 8/29, 11:00am, Sourdough Whole Wheat Class at Aspen Kitchens. Sign up on my website: www.haphazardsourdough.com. or message me.

08/16/2026

End of summer Sourdough Pizza baked in an Ooni Oven. They are worth every penny, if you love pizza like we do. Everything can be made Sourdough and it's so much healthier.

08/12/2026

Holidays, Birthdays, reunions, girls or boys night out, kids cooking classes, family bonding, team building. There are numerous reasons to have a Sourdough Class with me the Haphazard Sourdough Baker.

08/08/2026

Ole's making a tornado as he's mixing the flour.