Any Home Bakers Here?

[Red Horse]

Make sourdough pancakes!

I used to love making sourdough discard English muffins, especially with whole wheat. They freeze perfectly and you can thaw them in the microwave. Once thawed they toast up really well in the toaster or on a griddle with an egg and a sausage patty for a breakfast sandwich. Really miss my starter!!! Discard bagels were so good too, with homemade everything bagel seasoning...

 

[MotherofOrpies]

86 here, too hot to bake, I have to go shopping, not really feeling up to it , too hot the lakes have started to get green blue algae in them, bad for skin an digestive tract …my dog will jump into any water, so have to watch out I don’t walk anywhere near water

 

[Aria]

86 here, too hot to bake, I have to go shopping, not really feeling up to it , too hot the lakes have started to get green blue algae in them, bad for skin an digestive tract …my dog will jump into any water, so have to watch out I don’t walk anywhere near water

WOW...that is hot. We have had a different Summer here...LOTS of Rain, Humid,
Not the Best Summer.

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1, I followed your method of starting a batch of sourdough today, using only 1 Tbsp starter + 90g each of water and flour. The timing in your method calls for finishing the stretch-and-folds around 9 pm but I am not usually up that late. I did everything 2 hours earlier, starting around noon. Looking forward to baking in the morning instead of after dinner, as I've been doing.

I was surprised that a single Tbsp of starter could be so effective in raising the dough, but it did great and the dough has a wonderful elastic consistency!

Now what should I do with the huge amount of starter I have?!?

The remainder from mixing the dough goes back into the jar as starter for next time. The starter that was in the jar can be used for crumpets or pancakes and etc.

Normally with the new process, I only start with a quarter of a cup for the next weeks baking.

 

[jnicholes]

@ronott1 I have a request, can you please send me some more dried starter? I believe I made some errors with the last starter, which is why I had so much trouble with it.

I have a couple of questions to figure out what went wrong.

First, do you use equal weights of water and flour, as opposed to volume?

Second, is it required to feed it every day?

I think it’ll be a fun activity for my friend in Japan if we made sourdough together. However, I lack the starter.

I think you have my address in private messages. If you don’t, feel free to PM me.

Jared

 

[jnicholes]

Dang it, the powers out again. Unknown cause. We are looking into it.

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1 I have a request, can you please send me some more dried starter? I believe I made some errors with the last starter, which is why I had so much trouble with it.

I have a couple of questions to figure out what went wrong.

First, do you use equal weights of water and flour, as opposed to volume?

Second, is it required to feed it every day?

I think it’ll be a fun activity for my friend in Japan if we made sourdough together. However, I lack the starter.

I think you have my address in private messages. If you don’t, feel free to PM me.

Jared

Hi Jared,

Send me a pm with your mailing address and I will get a start out to you.

I do replenish using weight now and do use equal amounts of water and flour. That makes a thicker starter that works well.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

I grew up in Canada and Hamburg, wet cold summers, that is what I am used to, when we moved to Berlin it was surprising how much sunshine there was, and how little rain I long for cool rainy summers I know many people yearn for hot summers and lots of sunshine, but that isn’t me, I get headaches if it is too hot and also can’t sleep …

 

[Aria]

I grew up in Canada and Hamburg, wet cold summers, that is what I am used to, when we moved to Berlin it was surprising how much sunshine there was, and how little rain I long for cool rainy summers I know many people yearn for hot summers and lots of sunshine, but that isn’t me, I get headaches if it is too hot and also can’t sleep …

I do not like HUMID. NOT HOT SUN ....but sunny. There is no perfect weather
I guess. We learn to live with the weather we have.

 

[Sally PB]

A loaf of Betsy bread is on the counter, cooling. 4 quarts of tomatoes in the canner. I'm feeling productive today!

I still need to go check on the beans in the garden, and pick any that are ready. Then I'm going to sit on the porch and snip beans.