SIMPLER SOURDOUGH STARTER--WILD YEAST
Steps:
- Using scrupulously clean equipment, mix the warm water with the rye flour. It will be wet and sticky. Let sit a few minutes, then transfer to a clean jar, such as a canning jar, and secure a piece of plastic lightly over it with a ring, as Magic Dave suggests. Put in a warm place, about 25 C or in the 70s F, for a few days, stirring once daily and observing if it is getting bubbly and pleasantly, tartly sour-smelling. You can use a clean spoon to take a small test sample. It should be an edible-sour, like sauerkraut or yogurt, and a dull grey-brown. If it's grown anything colourful, don't eat it but throw it out and start over. The day before you want to bake, feed the starter by mixing in another batch of one-cup-water and one-cup-rye-flour mixed together just as you did the first time. The starter will sour and incorporate the new "food" you just gave it. On baking day, you will take one cup or so of the now doubled starter, as per your bread recipe, feed the starter again with another mixture of one cup each of flour and water, just as before, and you can then store the starter in a cooler place like the fridge if you won't need it for, say, a week. Just stir it and let it warm up and get active again the day before you plan to bake, and feed it every time you remove a portion to bake with.
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Cassidy Teodoro- Neville
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a simple sourdough starter. I've been using it for years and it always produces a great starter.
Mintasay Gebeyehu
[email protected]I love this sourdough starter recipe! It's so easy to make and it produces a really delicious starter. My sourdough bread has never been better.
michaelbamber michaelbamber
[email protected]This sourdough starter recipe is great for beginners. It's easy to follow and produces a great starter.
Samuel Okafor
[email protected]I'm so impressed with this sourdough starter recipe. My starter is so active and bubbly, and my sourdough bread turns out perfect every time.
Md. Yasine
[email protected]This recipe is a lifesaver! I've been struggling to keep my sourdough starter alive, but this recipe has made all the difference.
arjun bantha
[email protected]I've tried a lot of sourdough starter recipes, but this one is definitely my favorite. It's so easy to make and it produces a really active starter.
Sifiso Mpako
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this recipe. I've been wanting to try sourdough baking for a while now, but I was intimidated by the process. This recipe made it so easy.
Stacy Ebler
[email protected]This sourdough starter recipe is a game-changer! My sourdough bread has never tasted so good.
Patrick Sheehy
[email protected]I love the simplicity of this recipe. It's so easy to follow and I always get great results.
Dustin Holloway
[email protected]I've been using this sourdough starter recipe for years and it never fails me. My sourdough bread always turns out delicious.
Ammar Write
[email protected]This is the easiest sourdough starter recipe I've ever tried! I'm so glad I found it.