Cooking & Baking
In reply to the discussion: What is everyone doing to prepare their pantry for what is coming? [View all]Trueblue Texan
(3,157 posts)The truth is, I just throw the fed starter and the flour, water, and salt together and it somehow comes out really tasty! I could give you some of the things I've done to make bread, but the truth is, it's hard to fail with sourdough once it gets started. I've made it all sorts of ways, followed all sorts of directions, and then made even better bread without following any directions at all and it still comes out good. Yesterday I had 3 loaves I'd just mixed up from a fed starter. I was supposed to let them sit on the counter for an hour (that's called the autolyse phase) and then stretch and fold them 4 times with 30 minute intervals. Well, the day got away from me and I never did get back to stretching and folding the dough. It was about 5 o'clock before I got back to them (They started the autolyse at 11) I just grabbed some pans and formed them into loaves as best I could and covered them with plastic wrap and threw them into the fridge for the rest of the night. In the morning, I pulled one of the loaves out, scored it, and let it rise for about3 or 4 hours and baked it. It turned out GREAT! See? Sourdough don't care how you treat it, long as it gets fed decently. The other 2 loaves are still in the fridge. I guess I'll bake them tomorrow. Anyway, I'll be glad to send you some starter and some general directions if you want. Just email me.
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