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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #270 on: September 19, 2012, 07:05:38 am »
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.

So I popped  the bread tin in the hot water totally forgetting that the lager tin has minute holes in the tin along the bottom so when I went back to look the water had completely covered the dough. The small tin now has a crust on it and may be growing mould in one corner!

I have now screwed the top on the jar of starter and put it in the fridge and am going to pack my bag for my flight to Coolangatta tomorrow morning.

Not giving up yet just postponing.

Gert
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #271 on: September 19, 2012, 07:05:50 am »
well done jen, it looks great
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #272 on: September 19, 2012, 07:08:15 am »
That  looks beautiful Jeniwa. Send me a slice! I is sooooo sad.

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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #273 on: September 19, 2012, 07:13:08 am »
Boo Hoo, Gert.  This is very strange.  Have another go .  

Hope all goes well in Coolangatta,  much more important than Sour Dough.

Jen,  this looks perfect.  Hope it tastes as good as it looks.

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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #274 on: September 19, 2012, 07:23:25 am »
That  looks beautiful Jeniwa. Send me a slice! I is sooooo sad.

Gert

I felt bad posting about my success Gert,  would love to share with you, might be a bit stale by the time it gets there. :D
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #275 on: September 19, 2012, 07:30:31 am »
Ohhhhhh yummmmmmo
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #276 on: September 19, 2012, 07:35:46 am »
Oh Gert that is disappointing for you. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Jeninwa. Wowee, a lovely loaf.
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #277 on: September 19, 2012, 11:10:33 am »
Such a shame Gert.  You put so much effort into that loaf.

Jen - well done, looks great.

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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #278 on: September 19, 2012, 11:41:38 am »
Maybe next week I will try by hand.

Gert
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #279 on: September 19, 2012, 12:28:15 pm »
So sorry to hear of your disaster Gretchen.  No-one can say you haven't tried to make sour dough and I applaud your tenacity to keep on trying.  Have a great break, forget about sourdough for the time being and just enjoy your time away with your family  :-* :-*
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #280 on: September 19, 2012, 11:31:57 pm »
Yeah the second one.

I am wondering if the THERMOTHINGY was too full and worked the dough so hard that it overheated and killed the starter.the dough was quite warm when it came out. Maybe I will knead it by hand  next time.

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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #281 on: September 20, 2012, 12:01:00 am »
did any of the temp lights come on whlie kneading it gret?
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #282 on: September 20, 2012, 12:07:10 am »
did any of the temp lights come on whlie kneading it gret?

Not that I noticed.
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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #283 on: September 20, 2012, 12:33:54 am »
Yeah the second one.

I am wondering if the THERMOTHINGY was too full and worked the dough so hard that it overheated and killed the starter.the dough was quite warm when it came out. Maybe I will knead it by hand  next time.

Gert
Don't think this is the problem,   I am going to make some enquiries to see what others think.

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Re: All About Sour Dough .
« Reply #284 on: September 20, 2012, 12:51:12 am »
No worries.. I am at the airport and so will be on and off for the net few days. Mystery though.

Gert
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