All About Sour Dough .

[fundj&e]

i feed it in the morning and do start making it in the evening but i do the other method

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=11211.45

[Halex]

KarenH if you want a quick sour dough bread, this works really well.

Feed starter as soon as you get up. I fed mine at 8am this morning. It will bubble all morning & about 3pm will make the bread, now as we want it for dinner & not breakfast I add dried yeast to it. It will rise nicely in about 1.5 hours, i put it in my Le Creseut dish with the lid on to rise. When it reaches the top, straight into hot oven.

Yum, quck & easy.

H

[KarenH]

Thanks for that hint Hally - will try that next time making bread!

Well the loaf I started this morning has finished its first rise and is now happily sitting in a cast iron casserole dish in the window sill, warming up nicely.  Maybe I wont be cooking it at midnight after all.

[gertbysea]

Funny thing happened.

The sealed jar of starter I put in the fridge last week had a party last night. Somehow the thing went '"offl" and the starter overflowed into the door of the fridge where it was resting".  The lid was sealed tight too.

My half filled jar on the bench top overflowed about 2 hours after I fed it. Greedy pig.

Gert

[judydawn]

It sounds as if it is raring to go Gretchen - how long did it take you to clean out the fridge?

[gertbysea]

What a mess eh?  Doesn't like being locked up.

I still have one bit of the read I made but might try another loaf tomorrow. I think I will make it at night and let it rise in the pan overnight so I don't have to worry about it.

I love that I made it  at all and especially without yeast. DH says it is the best ever as well. It certainly keeps well which is a bonus up here.

Gert

[cookie1]

I've had that happen Gert. When I went to Yoke's classes she said to always have the sort of lid that could pop.

[gertbysea]

And it did it again today. I thought it went to sleep.

Gert

[achookwoman]

Gert, sorry about the mess.  I think you may have to keep about 1/2 the amount of starter and even use 1/2  the amount in your recipes.   Only have about 1/4 full in jar.

[gertbysea]

I am almost afraid to look this mornng!

Oh yes but not too bad.



Gert

[Halex]

Gert, sure it will be good.

H

[judydawn]

It must be the bug you caught when you made your starter Gretchen - a monster bug 

[Aussie Brenda]

Gert I think you really have a growth bug up there I swear that your photo's are getting larger too.

[achookwoman]

Gert I think you really have a growth bug up there I swear that your photo's are getting larger too.

I know I shouldn't,  but I keep laughing.  Gert,  are you giving it a good stir ?

[Delightful Den]

Mine did that today too.  I fed it last night and put it back in the fridge then fed it again this morning and left it out to come to room temperature to use later in the day.  I came back after bout 4 hours and there was probably 50gms of starter all over the bench top.