All About Sour Dough .

[judydawn]

Now you are showing off Gert    Glad you stuck with it and didn't let it beat you.

[Bonsai]

Looks great Gert. Lucky yours doesn't stick to the tin. My first one glued itself tight and I had to use some 'sailor's words' to get it out. I line the tin now...

[fundj&e]

it really does look awesome Gert

[Greyhoundmum]

I was hunting around for a tin with lid suitable for my loaf, but I think I a, going to try the shower cap method!!! I have a whole stash of them from hotel stays can now put to good use!!!

all this planning and I havnt even made a loaf yet!

my starter looks good and I have enough, so it looks like this weekend I can make my first one.

Can anyone tell me- do I feed my starter one more time before using it or just stir it up?

[judydawn]

No-one answered your question yesterday MF so I have copied these quotes from Chookie

From the All about sourdough thread on page 1 - If you leave your starter on the kitchen bench ,  you will need to feed it every day.  Only do this if you intend to make a lot of Sourdough bread., or want to build up the amount of starter.
If you place your starter in the fridge, best fed once a week.  However it will last a lot longer without a feed.  I left mine for 13 weeks last year when we went OS.  I don't recommend this as it took a lot of refreshing.  I think it was sulking. LOL.
When left in fridge it will develop a grey water on top,  just stir this back in and feed it.
When you take your starter out of the fridge and feed it, it needs 7 hours or overnight to become very active.  It is then that you can make your bread.
 
do not use all your starter, leave 1/2 cup in the jar and start feeding it again until you have enough for the next loaf.


From Chookie's sour dough recipe and process, a complete rundown of the process from beginning to end.

Good luck MF, it doesn't matter how much is written about sour dough, there are always more questions. 

[KarenH]

Gert, doesn't your dough rise up and stick to the inside of your shower cap??

[Aussie Brenda]

I also thank-you for this, I missed that bit about not feeding it in the fridge,I now have too much as I keep feeding it and "how much bread can ONE person eat."  I might see if I can give some away.

[fundj&e]

make some crepes AB and freeze them

sour dough crepes

1 cup of stater
1 egg
100 mls milk
1/2 teaspoon salt

[Aussie Brenda]

OK thank's Uni

[gertbysea]

Gert, doesn't your dough rise up and stick to the inside of your shower cap??

I keep an eye on it.and keep tweaking it but it really rises up by itself. You will see.

Gert

[judydawn]

When I put the shower cap over the dough I make sure it's puffed up as much as possible, not tight over the dough.  If you are worried about it sticking to the cap, just spray the inside of the cap Karen.

[fundj&e]

OK thank's Uni

dont forget to rest it for at least 1/2 hour b4 cooking them

[KarenH]

Thanks Judy and Gert,
I have some of Chookies starter out on the bench at the moment, and am planning on starting a loaf this afternoon/evening to rise overnight.

But DH has just taken the kids out for the afternoon, so I am home alone, and headed for a nanna nap for a couple of hours   before I start cooking again

[Katiej]

I made a sour dough loaf today using the rye starter kindly given to me by Karenh.

It's interesting to see the difference between this rye starter and Chookie's white starter.

I used white bakers flour to make the loaf as I wasn't sure how a whole rye loaf would go or if we would like it. The bread has turned out great and my DH says it tastes lovely.

[KarenH]

Katie that looks wonderful!!!  Congratulations!  Better than anything I have managed to make yet using that starter! 

What recipe did you use, and when did you start making the loaf?  Did you let it rise overnight, or just during the day today?