Folks, this time I must defer to King Arthur for the recipe, because I tried really hard to just stick to it! And the product was very nice and tasty too!
Hopefully this link will take you right to their page. The main takeaways are this:
1. Sourdough starter takes patience, and a good memory...or good notes! It has to be fed at first, once a day and later, every 12 hours...twice a day! I started with my own new starter. It began with a cup of whole wheat flour and a 1/2 cup of lukewarm water. After this initial time, feed it with white all purpose or bread flour. If my memory is correct, the wheat gives a kickstart to the natural fermentation process of a sourdough.
2. I almost forgot a few times. It is somewhat forgiving, this starter I'll call her 'Sally starter'. She looked a bit peckish a few times, but she bubbled right back up once I fed her. I even used half the required amount of flour and water once and she survived!
3. On the 7th day, Sally rose to the occasion! See the very simple recipe that consists of water, flour, yeast (I really did add 1 and 1/2 tsp.) salt and starter! I'm going to make more in a few days. Now Sally is chillin' in the fridge and if I read correctly I just take her out, feed her, then repeat, after she bubbles again.
My main goal now is to use the 'discard' starter in recipes like pizza crust and pancakes. Confession; I used about 1 tbsp. of her in today's morning glory muffins.
Why yes, yes...I like to bake. Why do you ask? Enjoy and thanks King Arthur Flour!
