Sourdough gets its name from the acids that build up in the culture during fermentation. This type of bread isn't necessarily sour tasting. When mixed with other ingredients to form the dough, the sourdough flavor is tempered by the other flavors it brings out.

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Whole Wheat Sourdough Starter
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Sources:
Leader, Daniel. Local Breads. 2007 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Reinhart, Peter. The Bread Baker's Apprentice. 2001 Ten Speed Press.