Any Home Bakers Here?

[jnicholes]

The lacto bacillus. The yeast comes from the air.

Do you think it will be a good idea to leave the starter out overnight at room temperature to replenish the yeast?

 

[ronott1]

Do you think it will be a good idea to leave the starter out overnight at room temperature to replenish the yeast?

I would replenish twice a day for a couple of days. I will get very bubbly by then.

 

[Aria]

It could if I made it!

Last night I made King Arthur's Vermont Whole Wheat Oatmeal Honey bread. Since I've never made it before I followed the recipe without alterations.

Rose nicely in the bowl. Didn't rise well in the pans. SHOULD have looked like your bread but was only half height. Don't know what I did wrong.

Perhaps your last proof was too long? Did you score? Last Proof let the bread rise to the top of the tin. It will rise well rounded when in the oven.
SCORE...the bread when you place it in the TIN.,,
NOT before you place in the oven. Aria

 

[Aria]

Do you think it will be a good idea to leave the starter out overnight at room temperature to replenish the yeast?

I always do. All ingredients should be at room temp.

 

[MadGardener]

@ronott1 can you help me out with something? I seem to have a problem with my sourdough starter.

I TRIED to make sourdough bread twice, overnight recipe. Recipe is here:

https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2020/04/easy-sourdough-sandwich-bread/

The two times I made it this week, the bread does not rise overnight, and it does not rise that much in the oven. Also, the sour taste and smell is not there.

I traced it to the starter, because I have been following the directions and the weights on the recipe exactly. The starter is bubbly when I feed it, but it’s liquidy, even though I’ve been feeding it equal measures of flour and water. I thought I should say that.

Any idea what went wrong?

Jared

Are you higher altitude? I am at 2800 ft, so no need for me to adjust baking times. I tried some of the tips here (just for the starter, I use a different bread recipe) and it improved my loaves considerably:
https://leavenly.com/how-to-make-high-altitude-sourdough-bread/

Oh, and hi from a new chicken keeper! I'm a long time cookie and cake enthusiast. I began baking bread during the pandemic, including sourdough. I've been enjoying Amish friendship bread as well!

It's been a year since I've bougkht bread

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

Wish I could make bread, it's not that I haven't tried I have.

Have a great day!

 

[Swiss]

I got 2 lbs of Gala apples Thursday on sale for $0.59/lb! They were on display very close to the entrance, and I told my husband I HAD to get some (especially since they're MI apples). Now I just need to remember that I have them. I'm thinking apple pancakes for breakfast to start.

I've never been happy with the brownies I make (even using my mom's tried and true recipe), but really enjoy the Ghiradelli Triple Fudge boxed mix. The other week I searched for a new super fudgy recipe, and it turned out REALLY good! It is pretty easy to halve the recipe, too (if you don't have 4 eggs on hand). https://www.chewoutloud.com/chewy-t...-goodbye-box/#tasty-recipes-13784-jump-target

 

[jnicholes]

Are you higher altitude? I am at 2800 ft, so no need for me to adjust baking times. I tried some of the tips here (just for the starter, I use a different bread recipe) and it improved my loaves considerably:
https://leavenly.com/how-to-make-high-altitude-sourdough-bread/

Oh, and hi from a new chicken keeper! I'm a long time cookie and cake enthusiast. I began baking bread during the pandemic, including sourdough. I've been enjoying Amish friendship bread as well!

It's been a year since I've bougkht bread

Welcome! I’m actually not sure of my altitude myself! I’ll have to look into it!

 

[Sally PB]

It's been a year since I've bought bread

Since I found recipes that work very well in MY bread machines, I haven't bought bread either! (Yeah, I use a machine to make bread. It suits me, what can I say?)

It's amazing what a little tweak will do to make a recipe work better.

 

[jnicholes]

@ronott1 thanks to you, I think I saved it. I left it out last night in a bowl so the yeast could replenish after taking your advice about the apple cider vinegar. I’m going to feed it twice for a couple of days, like you said.

So far, it looks like I saved it.