Any Home Bakers Here?

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Bakers trip to town for insulin needles wally did not have them we picked up the insulin

 

[ronott1]

I think I’ve heard the term “stuck starter” before. Now I know what it means because I think it happened to me this week. Last time I baked sourdough I left the starter on the counter instead of popping it in the fridge. I started feeding it the day before I needed it and it just never really took off. I mixed the dough last night anyhow, fed the starter again and this morning the dough is giving me the stink eye with very few bubbles but the starter seems to be back in good form.
My kitchen is pretty cold but that didn’t seem to be a problem before. Other than leaving the starter out, the only other thing different was the flour used for feeding the starter. I got a bag of el cheapo Safeway signature flour. I bake with the organic from Costco but couldn’t resist a one dollar bag! Has this happened to anyone before?

Go through a feed cycle with the starter-- add a teaspoon of organic apple cider vinegar and alternate using milk instead of water. A tablespoon of potato starch is good too.

Repeat the feeding in the morning and evening until the starter is back up to strength.

every once in a while it is good to replenish and add some potato starch to the starter

Also, make sure that the water or milk is at 85F and not hotter. Room temp will work too.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I don’t think you can improve those cookies Ron We didn’t notice any difference but I’m going to use a few in a cake and see if there’s any difference.
FWIW. We didn’t taste much difference between chicken and duck eggs, although the duck eggs have a milder taste and the whites are much fluffier when cooked.

I had an egg in the nest that weighed 87 grams. It is huge.

 

[ronott1]

I had an egg in the nest that weighed 87 grams. It is huge.

I have had chicken eggs in the 100G range. Sadly the hen that laid them died from internal laying though.

 

[Sally PB]

With duck eggs, It likely depends on what they are eating.

That may explain why I didn't like the duck eggs a coworker gave me. They had a very gamey taste to them. And they gave me really bad gas.

 

[Sally PB]

Since it's so chilly today, I made grownies. Last weekend when it was 80, I didn't want to add any more heat to the house. Now it's 45 outside, and the oven makes the kitchen feel very nice.

Just waiting for then to be cool enough to slice... and a mid afternoon cup of (decaf) coffee. Life is very good.

 

[ronott1]

That may explain why I didn't like the duck eggs a coworker gave me. They had a very gamey taste to them. And they gave me really bad gas.

Yes! Eating a lot of bugs at the pond will make the eggs taste different. Ducks that eat mostly game bird type of feed will be more like chicken eggs

 

[Sequel]

Thank you Ron! The starter was nice and foamy this morning. Last night I discarded most of it leaving maybe 1/4 cup, then put 1 cup flour and 1 cup water in. I was wondering if it had accumulated too much hooch. Good tip about the potato starch though.

Go through a feed cycle with the starter-- add a teaspoon of organic apple cider vinegar and alternate using milk instead of water. A tablespoon of potato starch is good too.

Repeat the feeding in the morning and evening until the starter is back up to strength.

every once in a while it is good to replenish and add some potato starch to the starter

Also, make sure that the water or milk is at 85F and not hotter. Room temp will work too.

 

[igorsMistress]

With duck eggs, It likely depends on what they are eating.

I don’t give treats really, just greens in addition to their feed. No scratch or anything like that. Sometimes a few mealworms or bafl

 

[igorsMistress]

I had an egg in the nest that weighed 87 grams. It is huge.

Wow that is huge! I’m just getting first eggs now so nothing that big here.