All About Sour Dough .

[achookwoman]

This is the starter with the grey watery liquid on the top.  This will be stirred back in and then fed.

[Bonsai]

Cookie the first time I used the "everyday sourdough" recipe and the next time the "almost white" recipe. This one rose a bit more but not enough to get excited about. It's quite edible but didn't rise nearly as much as a 'normal' loaf with yeast in it.

[achookwoman]

 On this thread.
I started to make a new starter when I started the instruction.



After 2 days out side,  I brought the starter into the house for over night as we were expecting a storm.  The house was about 20 o.  By morning it had started to bubble.  So I fed it with 1 dessert spoon of water and flour. It had very little smell. 

Depending on the temperature,  this process could take 4 days.

[fundj&e]

will i feed my 2 ACW 

[Wonder]

Mine seems to be bubbling and I've fed it with the next lot of flour and water but they seem to seperate and I have a layer of water on top. Will see how it goes.

[achookwoman]

Mine seems to be bubbling and I've fed it with the next lot of flour and water but they seem to seperate and I have a layer of water on top. Will see how it goes.

Wonder ,  that is OK.  Just stir the water back in.  Keep feeding each day for a few more days.  Leave on bench.

[cookie1]

This is so exciting. It is certainly taking the mystique out of sourdough. I've made another loaf this morning. I am going out and it will be ready to put in the tin when I get home.(I do two rises)

Bonsai  I have written on the 'almost white' recipe to do a double batch at a time. From memory the taste was good but it didn't rise much.   Would you believe I haven't made the 'everyday sourdoughugh'. Do you have Yoke's first book?

[Halex]

My first batch has been fed again & is now in the fridge. Smells good.
Just made a 2nd batch today which is outside for my return.

 

[achookwoman]

Bonsai,  it can take up to 6 hours to rise.

[Aussie Brenda]

chookie do we have to made a fresh batch for each loaf or can we save some and feed it up.  I better go outside and get mine it's getting cold now and boy is it windy....

[courton]

I just broke my glass container. So I will be a few days behind everyone else!

[Wonder]

Thanks Chookie, I'll keep going and see how it ends up. I won't have time to cook up the bread over the next few weeks but maybe after our holiday.

[judydawn]

Cookie is not on Brenda so she won't mind me answering that question.  That's the idea, feed and use some and feed and save the remainder for the next batch.  It can last for years if you don't kill it LOL. Chookie will explain it better than me though.

[cookie1]

Yes, that is the marvellous thing and how it gets 'sour'.

Bonsai, as Chookie said it can take ages and ages to rise. You could even do the overnight trick. Bread is something you can't rush and sourdough even more so.

Thanks Judy. Have been to the podiatrist. We will be doing lots of walking on this 4 day camp out. 

[Aussie Brenda]

Thanks JD, have I got it right I don't feed it for three or four days until it starts bubbling.