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cathyknit
Farmgirl at Heart
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Catharine
Burlington
CO
USA
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 Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 07:17:19 AM
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I've just started my first ever sourdough starter (on day 3 now), and wondered if someone might have some advice. I covered it with a cloth as suggested in Mary Jane's Idea Book, but each morning it has a hard brown crust on top that does not want to mix in. Is this mixutre too dry perhaps? Thanks for any help. Happy New Year to all!
Cathy in Colorado
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 08:41:38 AM
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Hi Catherine,
Yum... I love sourdough and have been making some too. I find that using a "damp cloth" as a cover works best. I try to keep the cloth damp.. see if that works for you. I would scoop of the hard crust and see if the damp towel slows that down... happy baking!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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KJD
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 6:49:26 PM
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| I started a "starter" also on New Year's Day. I found the recipe for sourdough bread from an octagenerian friend of mine who kept me in starter for years. Since he died a few years ago, I have really wished I could find his recipe, and lo and behold several days ago in a recipe clean-out, there it was! It's his bread recipe, but not the starter, so I'm doing that kind of blind, as he always provided that, but so far so good - I'm keeping it covered overnight with plastic wrap, then un-covered during the day. Today was day 4 and I really should have moved to the next step today, but didn't, so will do so tomorrow. Just can't wait for that delicious bread again! His recipe makes 3 loaves at a time, so it's great for friends... |
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cathyknit
Farmgirl at Heart
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Catharine
Burlington
CO
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 7:28:11 PM
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for joining in on this conversation with your tips/ideas. I found that using plastic wrap to loosely cover the starter is a must in my dry climate. I also added a couple more teaspoons of water just to get a consistency that was not so dry. Things seem to be going very well now and I'll try making bread tomorrow. Will be using Mary Jane's recipe and I'll post results here. Thanks!
Catharine
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ILoveBaskets14
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stefanie
Cross Lanes
WV
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 8:31:48 PM
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Does anyone have a recipe for a start and for one after that? i love sourdough bread and i havent had any in a long time!!!
stefanie
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 1:25:58 PM
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I have the starter recipe but not the bread recipe. Maybe I should wait for the next MJF to get here to start the starter? I was cleaning out my recipe box a while ago and found the starter one.
2 cups All PF
3 Table. sugar
1 envelpoe yeast (I just have bulk yeast. How much is in an envelope?)
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups warm water
In a pitcher or bowl,mix all ingrediants. Beat with a wooden spoon or whisktil smooth. The fermentation process will dissolve the small lumps. Cover with cloth. Set in a warm place away from drafts. Label and date. Allow to ferment 2-3 days. Stir twice a day.
So now I need the bread recipe and I can get started. Does this look at all like the recipe ya'll are using?
Kris
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cathyknit
Farmgirl at Heart
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Catharine
Burlington
CO
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 1:52:52 PM
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The recipe I have for sourdough starter is from MaryJane's Idea Book/Cook Book. It doesn't call for any yeast; just flour and water. I haven't looked to see if this recipe is on the MJF website somewhere. I don't know how it works to post copyrighted things from her book here.....?
Cathy
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KJD
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 6:00:34 PM
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Kristin,
One envelope of yeast is equiv. to 2 1/4 tsp. bulk yeast - or if using, 1 "cake" fresh yeast... |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 6:24:54 PM
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Thank you very much, KJD.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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cathyknit
Farmgirl at Heart
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Catharine
Burlington
CO
USA
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Posted - Jan 06 2009 : 07:20:36 AM
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Wow, my sourdough bread turned out great...two beautilful loaves! I did use mostly white flour (ugh) for the additional flour, but figured it was ok for my first try. Next time I'll experiment with other flours. Thanks everyone for your helpful support! Looking forward to hearing more about this. Anyone up for trying the sourdough flapjacks and/or biscuits?
Have a beautiful day!
Catharine
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
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Posted - Jan 06 2009 : 8:25:55 PM
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No sugar in true sourdough...or yeast. Thankfully don't see mention of amish or friendship starters here...that's a totally different type and not even close to sourdough.
Very good sourdough groups on Yahoo for those needing/wanting help or good tips and recipes.
Ronna
baking sourdough for 40+ years |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 06 2009 : 9:51:34 PM
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hey, If you all got the new addition of the MaryJanesfarm magazine Maryjane has a great and simple method she also has a thread started for it you can go to www.breadthemaryjaneway.org happy baking! I did this and it turned out awesome!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
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