I had sourdough starter in the fridge that I'd used for English muffins. It was unfed for at least 6 months! There was a half-inch of hooch on the top of the sleeping starter.
I dumped the hooch, fed the starter, and gave it a day to wake up. Time for another attempt at sourdough. My first two attempts last year ended up as pizza dough. Time to try again with a 75% hydration and a 75/25 mix of bread and whole wheat flour.
Mixing the ingredients, no problem. Stretching, folding, creating tension, and proving are skills I have not mastered by ANY means. My latest effort, though, a couple of batards, still tasted great even though they were a bit underbaked. The wild crumb (not enough folds), is no good for sandwiches, but it was PERFECT for dipping in EVOO, balsamic, and a little salt/pepper.
As soon as these two are gone, time to try again! Eating failure is DELICIOUS!
Mangia!
Ray
I dumped the hooch, fed the starter, and gave it a day to wake up. Time for another attempt at sourdough. My first two attempts last year ended up as pizza dough. Time to try again with a 75% hydration and a 75/25 mix of bread and whole wheat flour.
Mixing the ingredients, no problem. Stretching, folding, creating tension, and proving are skills I have not mastered by ANY means. My latest effort, though, a couple of batards, still tasted great even though they were a bit underbaked. The wild crumb (not enough folds), is no good for sandwiches, but it was PERFECT for dipping in EVOO, balsamic, and a little salt/pepper.
As soon as these two are gone, time to try again! Eating failure is DELICIOUS!
Mangia!
Ray
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