Her recipe uses mature 100 % - hydration
sourdough starter for the sponge, but she also uses 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda for the final dough.
I have never thought about using
sourdough starter in my pancakes, but will definitely try it by the end of the week.
You'll find more details on the subject, including instructions on how to create your very own
sourdough starter from scratch and keep it alive.
There's undeniably a lot of value in maintaining a healthy and regularly
fed sourdough starter, but sometimes we do need a vacation, don't we?
I love the slightly floral and mildly sour notes that come from using
sourdough starter as opposed to added yeast.
Keeping various cultures
like sourdough starter alive requires a bit of attention and I use it to practice mindfulness.
What to do with
sourdough starter when I already had plenty, yet wanted to be sure to feed it so I could use it the next day?
You can also easily make your own dried
sourdough starter by very thinly spreading starter onto a baking sheet.
If anyone is looking to
add sourdough starter and bread to their diet I am running a series right now which shows how I maintain my sponge everyday and my bread recipe.
Note that is says cold
sourdough starter which means that you don't need to let it sit in room temperature for 12 hours before baking.
Over the process of the last year, my mom had converted her positively ancient
sourdough starter into a gluten - free starter.
We have tried
growing sourdough starters many times, but we have managed to kill every one of them somewhere in the middle of the process.
For attempt number 3, I decided to throw in the towel on the idea of cultivating my own
sourdough starter because clearly I wasn't having any luck.
Because the consistency of
sourdough starters vary, you may need to add a bit of extra flour or water; the dough should be medium - soft but not sticky.
It can be challenging to carve out time from our busy work schedule day after day to devote to
sourdough starter maintenance — with two kids at home believe me, I get it.
My good friend was just telling me this past week how she has 100 + year
old sourdough starter she is going to give some of to me.