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sour·dough
/
ˈsaʊərˌdoʊ, ˈsaʊ
ər-
/
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[
sou
uh
r
-doh,
sou
-er-
]
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noun
1.
leaven, especially fermented
dough
retained from one baking and used, rather than fresh yeast, to start the next.
2.
a prospector or pioneer, especially in Alaska or Canada.
3.
any longtime resident, especially in Alaska or Canada.
adjective
4.
leavened with sourdough:
sourdough bread.
Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English;
see
sour
,
dough
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sourdough
(ˈsaʊəˌdəʊ)
—
adj
1.
dialect
(of bread) made with fermented dough used as a leaven
—
n
2.
(in Western US, Canada, and Alaska) an old-time prospector or pioneer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
sourdough
c.1300, "fermented dough," from
sour
+
dough
. The meaning "Arctic prospector or pioneer" is from 1898 Yukon gold rush, from the practice of saving a lump of fermented dough as leaven for raising bread baked during the winter.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Start off your meal with the tossed house salad, a bowl of seafood bisque or a
serving of hot crab dip with
sourdough
bread.
He teaches viewers--and the ditsy host--to make bread dough, pizzas, and
sourdough
starter.
Bacteria, yeast to be specific, is what makes bread rise and gives
sourdough
's
their taste.
Serve this easy-to-make, inventive salad with
sourdough
bread.
With some rustic
sourdough
bread, it made a delicious appetizer for our dinner.
Mix together
sourdough
starter batter, water, and four cups of flour.
Serve on
sourdough
buns with lettuce, tomato and onion.
Biga, is a yeast-based starter, gives the loaf characteristics of bread made with a
sourdough
starter.
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