Reconstituted CHEROKEE SOUR DOUGH STARTER

[achookwoman]

With 50g of Dehydrated  CHEROKEE Sour Dough Starter,  you are able to build a starter and then make your own Sour Dough Loaf.

Instructions.
To make starter
Sterilize  a 500ml. jam jar with boiling water.
When cool, tip in starter and add 50g bread flour and 100g of filtered water.'(you can boil water from the tap and then let it cool.)
Stir well,  let sit in a warm place over night.  ( 15/20 o)
Next morning add 1/2 cup of flour and enough water to form a thick paste.
When it starts to have bubbles on top ,feed again.  This may be 2/3/4/ hours or if cold ,all day.
Keep feeding until you have 300/400 g of starter,  and it is bubbling energetically.
You are now ready to make a loaf.

To make a loaf.
Tip 200g of starter into TMX bowl.  Leave some in jar to start to build for next loaf.
Add 250g of bakers flour and 125g of filtered water,  and knead for 3 mins.
Leave in bowl to double,  in a warm spot, (over night)
Next morning,  add 250g of flour and 100g warm filtered water
2 teaspoons of salt and 1 or 2 teaspoons sugar   .(If you use Laucke Pre Mix , don't add salt or sugar)
Knead for 4 minutes.
Tip on to Silmat that is well dusted with flour and knead by hand for a few mins.,  until dough does not feel sticky.
Shape and put into  lined cast iron pot or bread tin,  spray with water, cover with plastic, and place in warm spot to double.  Could take 4/6 hours.
Bake in hot oven 200/220 o for 30 mins, remove from tin , lay on side and bake for another 15 mins.
If baking in a tin,  place a dish with water in bottom of oven to create steam.  if in covered cast iron pot,  this is not necessary.
If baking in cast iron pot, spray inside of lid with canola oil, so that bread doesn't  stick to the lid.  Remove the lid after 30 mins. and continue to bake for 15 mins to brown top.

A thermometer is very handy to test if loaf is cooked.  A thin metal probe that measures Fahrenheit is best.  If when stuck into the side of the loaf it reaches 200 o F ,  then it is cooked.  If not put back in oven, out of tin for 5/7 more mins.

[Aussie Brenda]

I solemnly promise to follow the instructions to the letter....

[achookwoman]

AB,  will post on Wednesday.

Anyone else who would like to have a go,  please PM me your address.  No charge ,as I think I can probably send it in an ordinary envelope.

[Aussie Brenda]

Thank-You.

[fundj&e]

in the oven now 

[Wonder]

Well done Chookie. I would love some when I'm back from holidays and work travel in a few weeks. The instructions are very clear and your finished loaves in the other thread look great.

Uni, that bread looks great even uncooked.

[fundj&e]

  thanks wonder

[Wonder]

Looks even better cooked - well done.

[achookwoman]

This looks fab Uni.  How does it taste?

[fundj&e]

not sure yet,but it smells good

[Cornish Cream]

Fabulous loaf Uni

[judydawn]

Is that using Chookie's reconstituted starter Uni - I didn't realise people had already received it.

[fundj&e]

 JD its my starter, I just used the recipe and the method

[cookie1]

Well done Uni. It looks delicious.

[judydawn]

I used this recipe to make my latest sourdough loaf and I have to say it is the best one I have ever made.  It was not made with the reconstituted sour dough starter, Chookie gave me some of her living starter some time back.