Age
74Years
Color
Country of origin Finland
Taste
& Flavour
Mixture
100%
Liquid
Flour
Other
Martan ruisjuuri
Since 1950
Our sourdough has been passed on from baker to baker for decades. It has it's roots in Eastern Finland, probably in the 1950s. Teaching people the art of traditional Finnish sourdough baking is one of our most popular classes.
Characteristics
Our sourdough is old and reliable. The Martha organization, founded in 1899, has been passing down traditional cooking and baking methods for decades. This 100% whole grain rye sourdough has been passed down from employee to employee in the Uusimaa district of the organization. Martan ruisjuuri has been used to teach hundreds of people the art of traditional Finnish rye sourdough baking.
Taste & flavour
Recipe
Starting ingredients
- 100% Rye
Feeding ingredients
- % Water
1
The sourdough is always woken up from hibernation in a dry state for the next use. It takes a day or two for the sourdough to become bubbly.
% Water
Working method
1
This 60+ year old starter originates in Eastern Finland, from where it has travelled to Helsinki, where we use it as the main rye sourdough for traditional Finnish 100% rye sourdough. It is used at our sourdough baking courses approximately 10 times a year.
100% Rye
Result
Ruislimppu
A traditional Finnish 100% whole grain rye loaf from Eastern Finland
Reikäleipä
A traditional Finnish millstone-shaped rye bread from Western Finland