Sourdough, the starter

[tejas]

I fed my starter for the second time this evening. Oh, my. It smells *heavenly*! It's rising slowly, but there's life in that there bowl and it's enjoying it's "dinner" whenever I give it to it. I'll keep feeding it whole wheat flour for a couple more days and then make the switch to white flour so the critter population can better stabilize (fewer

Comments

[jamethiel_bane]

Ooh! What recipe did you use?

May have to ask the housemates if they would object to sourdough starter. (Suspect the answer would be yes, but ah well)

[tejas]

This one: http://www.sourdoughhome.com/startingastarter.html

It's a great site. I don't know that I'll agree with every single thing he has to say, but I feel like I'm getting a good basis to make my own decisions from.

Ah, tell 'em to suck it up and eat the bread. ;-)

[kaylashay]

LOL on your ETA!!!

[tejas]

LOL!! She's young. She hasn't figured out that you take your porn where you find it. :-)

[tinlizzie82]

Your daughter sounds very cool! I guess having you as her mom might be one reason why.

The thought of the sourdough bread is making me hungry, it would go so well with the lamb ragout I am planning for tomorrow. Of course, that's why it would never work for me - the only time I'd make the starter is when I want the bread and sourdough just doesn't work like that.

[tejas]

The nice thing is it keeps in the fridge for a month between feedings with no trouble... though you do have to take it out a few days ahead of time, feed it a few times and *then* use it. :-)

[tejas]

Thank you!

[hawk_soaring]

Makes me hungry for sourdough... I think I'll have to start one! :)

[tejas]

So far, just raising the starter is fun. ;-)

(I am such a kitchen geek. :-)

[hawk_soaring]

I'm eager to get started... I haven't had a sourdough starter in years!

[tejas]

This is my first. :-)