All About Sour Dough .

[gertbysea]

Sounds OK,  but might be over the top of tin when you get home.   Do you have a cool spot,  not in fridge ?  If so put it there.  Can move it to warm spot when you get home,  if it hasn't doubled.  Is the one called iris ?

You want a soft bread dough.  Add less starter or more flour in the morning.  While it is kneading in the TMX,  stick you finger in the top hole to feel how it is.  You can always add a bit more flour when you knead it on the silmat.

Sounding good.

gert why did u use less starter and flour but still used the same amount of water

 Because chookie told me. But I gots ta tell ya that I did this at about 0730 and by the time I left home at 0930 nothing was a happinin'

Gert

[fundj&e]

i see, she knows best

[achookwoman]

Gert the mix ,  in the photo looks perfect.  could take 4/6 hours to rise,  although I doubt this with it so warm.

[judydawn]

I am following this thread with great interest - go Gert, we need this to work for you.

[Delightful Den]

I am following this thread with great interest - go Gert, we need this to work for you.

I'm with JD, go Gert.

My plant will be ready for use this weekend so I am really interested in your results Gert.

[gertbysea]

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[Delightful Den]

How long has it been proofing Gert?

[achookwoman]

How long has it been proofing Gert?

How long now ,  what time is it there.?

[achookwoman]

If you need to hurry it along,  float it in a sink of very hot water.  don't give up!!!!!

[gertbysea]

0730-1515 30 degrees here it has not moved a bit.

What did I do wrong?.

My yeasties are beasties.

Gert

[fundj&e]

it was  8:45 am in syd when gert started and it now 3.15pm ,6 hours ago 

[achookwoman]

Leave it to the last moment,  and if it doesn't move,  scrape it our and  add knead in 2 teaspoons of yeast,  dissolved in a little warm water.  Add a bit more flour to make a good bread dough.   It will taste like Sour Dough,  but we know it will have yeast in it.  

[gertbysea]

In the hot water

[achookwoman]

Good,  if this doesn't work in 30 mins,  do the yeast trick.  If the hot water doesn't work,  then I think the heat has over worked the starter,  and left no lifting power.

[jeninwa]

Made my first sour dough loaf today left it to rise outside and it was ready to bake 3 1/2 hour later, just waiting for it to cool so I can taste.

 
The dough stuck to the plastic so the top isn't smooth

Baked