Starter Bread

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"I’d go to Starter Bread in St. Johns for its super beautiful, single-varietal grain loaves; the bakers are unusually thorough about pairing each grain with complementary sweeteners or fats — for example, the polenta bread uses blackstrap molasses and olive oil, which softens it and plays off the toasty sweetness of the corn. I like their loaves as vehicles for good butter or jam rather than as gravity-defying, ultra-open-crumb breads. Starter began as a subscription service (which it still offers) and now operates a lovely little bakery that’s open for walk-ins on Sundays, and they post very descriptive flavor notes online so you can see if a particular loaf sounds right for you." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden