All About Sour Dough .

[achookwoman]

DD,  yours is a Rye starter    I think the weather is hotting up.

[gertbysea]

I have not touched the starter in the fridge at all since I put the little bastard in there. Naughty starter.


The one on the  bench is growing again nicely. Maybe a loaf tomorrow.

Gert

[Aussie Brenda]

Chookie tomorrow is going to be a nice day and I'm going to reconstitute your starter.  I still have the two I started last week on the bench they were big so I have made two loafs today with a teaspoon of yeast in each as the starter didn't have any bubbles except when I stirred it, smells ok and the loafs were ok a bit heavy , made piklets (pancakes) last week from the starter too as I keep feeding it and although it isn't working like it should it is doubling with the feeding.  Hoping the next couple of days will get them going,
Gert, your little b*****d is over working and mine is underworking I think I will threaten them with the bin.

[Delightful Den]

DD,  yours is a Rye starter    I think the weather is hotting up.

Yes Chookie my starter is rye. It is warm here today but it has done it almost every time I feed it just before I use it. I think Iohht need a bigger jar.

[Delightful Den]

Here are the latest results. Rising time about 3.5 hours cooking time 20 minutes at 200.

[gertbysea]

It is interesting how it all behaves in each area.

I do not  eat a lot of bread but it is all about the challenge.

Gert

[Halex]

Todays sour dough, no yeast

[achookwoman]

Well done Hally.  Most commercial Sour Dough has yeast added. that is to make it more predictable.

[gertbysea]

Well done indeed H.

Gert

[cookie1]

I am really loving reading about feral sour doughs etc. Chookie we really have so much to thank you for in de mystifying sourdoughs.xx

[Halex]

Chookie & Gert, thank you both.

Had a bit if a dough day today. Used nearly 2kg of flour and then I costed it out to buy.........

1 sour dough $6
8 zaatar breads at $1.50 each = $12
4 pizza doughs at $4 each like I saw in Coles.

$34 if I bought in the shops

Gotta love chookie & my TM & my forum friends

H

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[achookwoman]

Cookie,  it has been great fun seeing people making good Sour Dough.  It is also has amazed me to see people persisting when they are having difficulties. It has also made me think hard about why i do what i do,  as it has become almost automatic.

[judydawn]

Great example Hally of how much money is saved by baking at home.

[achookwoman]

Well done Hally.  I have only every estimated 1 loaf at a time.  I often pop into Bakers Delight to see what they are charging.

[Halex]

We have a few gourmet style places to buy bread near us. I used to buy bread from there a few times a month, had I realised how easy bread making was I would have not paid those prices!!

Sour dough withot yeast is a denser loaf, delicious toasted. I dont think you can beat this bread for toast.

Might be toasted sandwiches for dinner tonight  or tomorrow with salad.

Or I might freeze this bread in slices for our return.

Always going to have a couple of starters on the go must feed buddy this morning, he is so good just keeps re-growing wirh food

Thoroughly recommend everyone to keep trying.

H