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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
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 Posted - Apr 11 2011 : 07:45:19 AM
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Yesterday I did a lot of baking and decided to get a sourdough starter going. Put all the ingredients in a glass jar, set it on the counter, and went about doing other things not in the kitchen. My son went in the kitchen about half hour later and said "Mom, something in here is leaking." I was thinking fridge or something like that and went in the kitchen to see my starter exploding all over the counter. You could say it worked really well. Transfered to a larger glass jar and left it again. Well of course half hour later it exploded again. Transfered again and it still grew but didn't explode out of the jar. This morning it looks and smells marvelous. Can't wait to use it.
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
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Posted - Apr 11 2011 : 2:17:47 PM
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Wow! That is one powerful starter you've got there! Keep us posted!
~ Elaine
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi
Farmgirl sister #2882
http://embchicken.blogspot.com
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
696 Posts
Emily
Chambersburg
PA
USA
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Posted - Apr 11 2011 : 6:15:10 PM
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Ingrid, how did you make it?
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
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Posted - Apr 11 2011 : 6:19:14 PM
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Don't put a tight lid on it or you might have a glass explosion! LOL Tell us how it turns out.
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
432 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2011 : 07:41:37 AM
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two cups flour, two cups warm water, 1 Tbsp yeast, 1 Tbsp sugar. Mixed it together and boom. It has settled now.
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
696 Posts
Emily
Chambersburg
PA
USA
696 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2011 : 4:09:00 PM
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Thanks ingrid, what do you add everyday to it?
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
NJ
USA
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Posted - Apr 12 2011 : 5:35:35 PM
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I would love to know how to do this. I've never done it before. :)
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Jessie
"Wonder Woman hasn't got a cape, she just turned her apron around"
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
432 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2011 : 07:19:29 AM
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All the recipe says is let it sit for five days, stir it once a day. When you use it add equal parts of flour and water. This particular recipe worked for me once before and I got a couple loaves out of it and then it died so now I'm trying it again. Last time it didn't have such a crazy reaction when I first put it together. So this Saturday I will try to make a loaf of sourdough.
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
696 Posts
Emily
Chambersburg
PA
USA
696 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2011 : 5:51:37 PM
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Thanks so much for posting this, I will get to work soon on my own starter when I get a bowl to keep it in.
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