13335 your own sourdough starter 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

canned pineapple juice (room temperature ), bottled water (80 - 85 degrees f), bread flour, dark rye flour

whole rye flour, finely ground, lukewarm water, whole rye flour, finely ground, lukewarm water, whole rye flour, finely ground, sourdough starter, lukewarm water, salt, flour , for dusting

sourdough starter, warm water, salt, white sugar, corn oil, bread flour

sourdough starter, vegetable oil, baking soda, salt, all-purpose flour

sourdough starter, warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees cup), active dry yeast, warm tomato juice, white sugar, salt, all-purpose flour

sourdough starter, eggs, beaten, vegetable oil, white sugar, vanilla extract, salt, buckwheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground ginger

sourdough starter, warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees cup), margarine, white sugar, salt, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, active dry yeast

sourdough starter, water, all-purpose flour, dry milk powder, white sugar, vegetable oil, salt, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, baking soda, eggs, semisweet chocolate, whole cranberry sauce

sourdough starter, warm water, yeast, salt, white sugar or 2 tbsp brown sugar, olive oil, flour (i use 1/2 white and 1/2 whole wheat.), butter, melted

sourdough starter (listed separately on recipezaar), lukewarm water, sugar, salt, melted shortening, flour

sourdough starter, all-purpose flour, active dry yeast, water, sugar, unsalted butter, salt, cornmeal

sourdough starter ., all-purpose flour, tblspns sugar, active dry yeast, salt - if desired, warm water ., quick overnight starter ., warm water, active dry yeast, all-purpose flour

sourdough starter, recipes for homemade sourdough starter the we tried, we had the best results with nancy silverton s from breads from the la brea bakery (villard, 1996). the recipe below is a slightly abbreviated and simplified version of her recipe. you will need an instant-read thermometer, cheesecloth, and a 1-gallon container (ideally, 1 with a lid). make sure that your hands and all utensils that come in contact with the ingredients are clean. use king arthur, hodgson mill, or heckers/ceresota all-purpose flour or gold medal or pillsbury bread flour. make sure to use filtered or bottled water; chlorinated tap water may affect the development of the culture. the starter will be ready to use in about 2 weeks.

sourdough starter, dry yeast, warm water (105-degrees to 115-degrees ), all-purpose flour, sugar, sourdough biscuits, all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, shortening, prepared sourdough starter (at room temperature ), butter, melted

sourdough starter, cake yeast or 3 1/4-oz packets dry yeast, warm water, sugar, all-purpose flour, raw potato, peeled and quartered, sourdough biscuits, sourdough starter, all purpose flour , sifted, salt, sugar, heaping , baking powder, shortening

sourdough starter, whole wheat flour, egs, beaten, sugar, baking powder, milk, sourdough starter, cake yeast or 3 1/4 oz packets dry yeast, warm water, sugar, all-purpose flour, raw potato, peeled and quartered

sourdough starter, flour, water, eggs, sugar, salt, shortening (or oil), baking soda (more if sourdough is very sour)