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Continue reading →: Sourdough – DAY 7 & 8
We are finally ready to start using the starter! See that liquid and those frothy bubbles on the surface (maybe?)… And that sour smell your yeast colony is emitting… That means we are ready. Dump your starter into a bowl, and feed it… 1 cup flour, 1 cup warm water……
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Continue reading →: Sourdough – DAY 6 (and beyond)
Quick post… Ready? My starter is ready to use! And I have actually started on the road to having a loaf of bread… BUT I wanted to put that all together in one post. So today we are talking long-term starter storage. Now that we have a happy, productive yeast…
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Continue reading →: Sourdough – DAY 5
I am sure this would be ready by now if it was warmer. I made the last one in the summer, not when temperatures here are hitting -47 C with the windchill… However… We are getting closer. I know that is a terrible picture, but it is the best I…
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Continue reading →: Sourdough – DAY 4
My starter is starting to smell sour, but I’m going to give it another day or two. You want it to smell like really good sourdough bread. Only without that” just-out-of-the-oven-fresh-baked” scent… If it seems right, has a slight beer aroma, and its pretty bubbly, you are probably golden to…
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Continue reading →: Sourdough – DAY 3
Today we are back at the wild yeast cultivating… Here is what the starter looks like today: Just do the same as yesterday… Mix it all together again, then remove half. Mix in half a cup warm water and half a cup of the bread flour and whisk together until…
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