36 make its own Recipes

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

cake flour (i used all purpose flour and it was fine), baking powder, salt, sugar, vegetable shortening

butter, sugar, eggs, milk (skim, 2% or whole), fat-free buttermilk, lemon extract, self-rising flour (or 10 tbsp flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 1/3 tsp salt), shredded coconut, canned,frozen,or fresh (about 2 3/4 cups)

poblano chile, top cut off and seeded, egg, panko breadcrumbs (or other fine breadcrumbs), cheddar cheese, grated (choose another cheese if you like), cayenne pepper (more if you like it spicy or even use a different spice and make it your own), kosher salt, black pepper

ghee (it s well worth it to make your own and easy too), cumin seeds, mustard seeds, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, gingerroot, finely chopped, green chilies, finely chopped, curry leaves, turmeric powder, sugar, chickpea flour , mixed into a paste with a little water, salt, yoghurt, coriander leaves, finely chopped

pasta sauce (make sure it s a nice thick 1, or make your own), olive oil, garlic cloves, onion, zucchini, grated, carrots, grated, chopped vegetables , such as mushrooms, capsicum, celery, if wanted, lean ground beef

pie shell frozen or you can make your own fresh pie shell, fresh strawberries (three baskets of strawberries), fresh mint, water, corn starch, sugar or substiute (1/2 cup) ....or about 1/2 splenda equivalent, walnuts and make them chunky, cream over top or on sides for decoration and you can make it fresh, a bit of rum to kick it up a knotch just a drizzle or your favorite liqour, chocolate syrup over the top and you have this decadent desert

ground turkey (or beef), taco seasoning (i like what ever is on sale, but i m sure it s easy to make your own, i just haven tsp gotten there ye), water (for the taco seasoning), lettuce, black olives, cheese, refried beans (i like amy s with the added jalapef os), whole wheat tortillas (you can use whatever kind you like but i m used to the whole grain stuff), guacamole

eggs beaten, granulated sugar, flour, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, margarine, flaked coconut

eggs, sugar, self rising flour, melted oleo, milk, coconut, vanilla

eggs, evaporated milk, sugar, all-purpose flour, melted margarine, ground nutmeg to taste

apples, cored and thinly sliced, lemon juice (optional), sugar , to sprinkle over apples (or less), cinnamon or 1 1/2 tsp cardamom, kerry irish gold butter, melted, unbleached white flour, sugar, for topping, egg, beaten (optional)

frying chickens, flour, butter, melted, evaporated milk, undiluted, cream of mushroom soup, grated process american cheese, salt, pepper, drained whole onion (2 cups), sliced mushrooms, paprika

chicken pieces, flour, butter, evaporated milk, cream of mushroom soup, undiluted, velveeta cheese, cubed very small (more if desired) or 1 cup colby cheese, grated (more if desired), grated parmesan cheese (optional), salt and pepper, cayenne pepper (optional), garlic powder (optional) or 2 -3 fresh minced garlic cloves (optional), whole white pearl onion, drained, sliced mushrooms, paprika , to sprinkle

best quality whole chocolate milk (this is important for good flavor! i use trader s point organic grassfed or make my own with droste coacoa powder and a bit of brown sugar to taste - just no high fructose corn syrup overly sweetened stuff please!), brown sugar - or white granulated if that is what you have. (once the mixture is frozen, it won tsp taste as sweet as it did unfrozen. trader s point is not too sweet, so i make it a bit sweeter for freezing and i like the flavor of best.), cream cheese, half tsp optional flavor extract or oil (like orange or raspberry or almond or coconut or...), egg, mexican crema , or sour cream, or ceme fraiche

fettuccine, parmesan ; freshly grated if possible but don tsp use a cheap cheese in a bottle with fillers, reduced calorie margarine, evaporated skimmed milk (if you can;tsp find it you can make your own by taking 1/3 cup +1 tbsp nonfat dry milk powder and 2/3 cup of water. makes 2/3 cup)

beef roast (i find it s usually cheaper to buy a roast and cut it up myself) or 6 lbs stewing beef (i find it s usually cheaper to buy a roast and cut it up myself), red chili paste (sold in arizona by santa cruz chile, or you can make your own like this 1 hatch red chili sauce), bay leaves, onion, chopped, ground pepper, flour, shortening, garlic powder (or fresh minced garlic, to taste), dried oregano (to taste), ground cumin

heavy cream, vanilla extract (almond, rum are good as well), stevia extract or you can use a vanilla or chocolate flavor stevia, cream cheese, softened ., smoot natural peanut butter ( i like crunchy :d), prepared chocolate cookie piecrust or make your own with your favorite crushed up low sugar cookie or i use oatmeal cookie..little fiber, just mix it with some melted butter and press into the pie shell.