Looking forward to trying this bread recipe and others.

I got my sourdough starter from a baker in the Yukon. My great-grandfather had two brothers who went to the Klondike and were genuine "Sourdoughs." Thus, I wanted a starter with a Klondike pedigree and I finally found one that had traveled over the Chilkoot Pass in 1898. Even though I know that in time this starter will evolve into a Vermont sourdough (Vermont is where I live), I call her "Klondike Kate" and treat her well. Every time I bake with this starter - buckwheat wild blueberry sourdough pancakes, mixed grain sourdough English muffins, etc. - I think of those two uncles toiling away on their gold claims and eating sourdough baked goods. What fun; I love combining baking with history!

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