tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post831781878787778180..comments2024-03-28T21:58:41.783-04:00Comments on Home Joys: Starting SourdoughGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-73557746456789684972017-01-30T18:20:03.930-05:002017-01-30T18:20:03.930-05:00I have enjoyed following your blog for a couple ye...I have enjoyed following your blog for a couple years but am just now writing! I have baked my own bread for years and have been interested in baking with sourdough now for a while but have been afraid of the time it would take to care for a starter and risk failure... lol! I'm ready start now, although I'm as busy as ever with little ones and homeschool. I wanted your advice on how to get started. I'd really like a 100% whole wheat starter so I can bake 100% WW bread. I've always ground my own hard red wheat at home but have read you can't feed a starter with home-ground wheat. I like the idea of the King Arthur starter already being liquid. Seems like a safer, maybe more fail-proof way to start. Is that too much, though, for a newbie like me to try to immediately start converting it to WW? Would it be better to order the Cultures for Health whole wheat starter although it is dried and be starting out with something WW? Is it possible to then feed my starter with my own ground wheat if it is milled on the finest setting? (I have a Wonder Mill) or, should I buy store-bought whole wheat to feed the starter and use my home-ground wheat in the recipes along with the starter? Or do you recommend starting some other way? I don't know anyone who bakes with sourdough so I can't bum a starter :/ Thank you for all your helpful info on your blog and for letting me bombard you with all my questions!Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-86454474880681617062016-06-26T21:26:56.649-04:002016-06-26T21:26:56.649-04:00Your blog was very helpful! I think I know where ...Your blog was very helpful! I think I know where I went wrong with my starter (at least one area where I went wrong) - I didn't let it mature enough before trying to make bread. When I have time to try again, I will follow the instructions at the link posted by Bentobochs and /or the pineapple method. Booglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211976774726079741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-85375894941132031712014-05-05T12:37:51.298-04:002014-05-05T12:37:51.298-04:00I have seen many different recipes for sourdough s...I have seen many different recipes for sourdough starter. I have never used one with potato flakes but I have a friend who does. I think she has used my sourdough recipes successfully with her starter. <br /><br />Happy Baking,<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-23584174699294390562014-05-05T09:46:52.282-04:002014-05-05T09:46:52.282-04:00A friend just told me about your blog, and I am re...A friend just told me about your blog, and I am really enjoying it. I recently was given a sourdough starter and I'm having fun making sourdough bread- especially since my husband loves it! I haven't tried anything else besides bread, but your blog gives me lots of inspiration. However, my sourdough starter doesn't sound like yours. Is mine the real thing if it is fed with instant potato flakes, sugar, & water??? It smells sour and it bubbles, but it isn't fed with flour. I use whole wheat flour then when I bake bread. Curious... <br />-Susan<br />Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-36344692133851434812013-06-21T10:20:20.153-04:002013-06-21T10:20:20.153-04:00Hi, I'm from Denmark. I would like to contribu...Hi, I'm from Denmark. I would like to contribute to your sourdough experiment.<br />I have started a few and they have worked great. This recipe is an all-round sourdough, which can be used for both rye and wheat bread. It is easy to start and easy to care for.<br /><br />1/2 liter of water<br />200 grams of wheat flour<br />200 grams of wholegrain flour (I use graham or spelt, but any type of wholegrain will do)<br />100 grams rye flour<br /><br />Mix ingredients well in an appropriate container. I use a large canning jar (about 2liter) Leave the sourdough uncovered for approx. 2 hours to oxidize. Close the lit after 2 hours and let the sourdough work for the next 8 days. Let the sourdough develop on the kitchen counter at room temperature. Every day for the next 8 days you should stir the sourdough 2 times a day. Remember that you have to refil it, when you use your sourdough.<br /><br />While the sourdough developes it can look a bit funky, but don't let that fool you. Your sourdough should smell a bit like vinigar or a least sour. <br /><br />Happy bread making,<br /><br />Niels<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-56136635170389284542013-01-22T13:15:39.422-05:002013-01-22T13:15:39.422-05:00I think it should work fine, but since I haven'...I think it should work fine, but since I haven't tried it I don't know for sure. You may need to experiment a little.<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-8455793170543488902013-01-22T13:14:58.075-05:002013-01-22T13:14:58.075-05:00Yes you can. It won't be 100% whole wheat beca...Yes you can. It won't be 100% whole wheat because of the white flour in your starter but it should work fine.<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-84880203303670657342013-01-22T13:00:55.683-05:002013-01-22T13:00:55.683-05:00Can you use a white flour starter to make whole wh...Can you use a white flour starter to make whole wheat bread?texasmcvayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672144667554705241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-3743348051234306962011-11-04T01:04:28.353-04:002011-11-04T01:04:28.353-04:00Now if I get a starter from a friend, and I want t...Now if I get a starter from a friend, and I want to do it like you do can I still use your recipes with her starter? What I'm saying is, she uses instant potatoes and water to feed her starter and I want to do like you do with your whole wheat and it be natural. Just wondering if this starter would also work with your recipes and would I always have to use the potatoes? I'd rather not use those since that would be another starch I'd be adding to the bread. I'm a diabetic.Rosehttp://mrsbettybargain.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-50842751759610569202011-11-03T13:15:19.949-04:002011-11-03T13:15:19.949-04:00ive had my starter for 6 years, the one before tha...ive had my starter for 6 years, the one before that was 10 years but it broke while moving!<br /><br />i make mine the usual way, using potatoes, water and flour <br /><br />im always trying to improve on it!debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866986722474422694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-47584192009039427522011-05-27T09:01:37.882-04:002011-05-27T09:01:37.882-04:00I began my breadbaking journey after reading an ar...I began my breadbaking journey after reading an article by Donna Currie on seriouseats.com and her website Cookistry. She gives a day by day account on making a starter. I like it because of its simplicity, just water and flour. Take a look: http://cookistry.blogspot.com/2010/12/growing-sourdough-starter-day-by-day.htmlBentobochsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-3391848183582717492011-05-03T23:28:50.131-04:002011-05-03T23:28:50.131-04:00I might live local to you, but I don't know. ...I might live local to you, but I don't know. Our weather certainly sounds similar. If you email me at moonrani1(at)yahoo.com, I'll tell you where I live. Then you could just say yes or no. But if I don't hear from you, it's all right. I don't want to put my location on a blog for public reading, and I understand you may have similar privacy concerns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-85877930168154864462011-05-03T23:26:07.123-04:002011-05-03T23:26:07.123-04:00ah, you are giving me an education! I did start m...ah, you are giving me an education! I did start my own sourdough over a year ago with a few grains of yeast, water, and flour. It's been fine, really. I use 1-2 cups white flour to 9 cups whole wheat and it doesn't rise high, but we love the flavor and I love the ease of making it.<br /><br />Do I now have a mature starter? How old does it have to be to be considered mature?<br /><br />I was reading By the Shores of Silver Lake to my daughter today - the chapter where Laura and Ma expalin their sourdough method to Mrs. Boast. Just lovely! I want to try to make biscuits with sourdough after reading that.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-82803648769014188332011-05-03T20:05:08.004-04:002011-05-03T20:05:08.004-04:00I start mine with yogurt. It works great and the f...I start mine with yogurt. It works great and the flavor is wonderful. I grew up cooking with sourdough, I remember my mother trading and sharing starters with friends when I was a little girl. I guess it was the thing to do when living near San Francisco in the 70's. We even brought our starter with us when we moved to Virgina. We would carefully tend it every day of that 2 week drive and it lasted for years before we started a new one.Bekkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474646910738265256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-88773331473998709602011-05-03T12:17:35.198-04:002011-05-03T12:17:35.198-04:00Gina, this is great information for a beginner lik...Gina, this is great information for a beginner like me! I tried a commercial sour dough starter and it failed miserably as well, but knowing some of the things you just mentioned may have been part of my issue. I gave up almost immediately and I should have worked with it. I'm going to actually dive in to sourdough pretty quick here and your tips will be a great help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564840073358020600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-1064675159585659032011-05-03T08:42:19.256-04:002011-05-03T08:42:19.256-04:00I tried to make starter too wanting the "pure...I tried to make starter too wanting the "purest" method as well. It didn't work for me either, maybe someday.<br /><br />I bought mine from breadtopia.com. I asked Eric, who runs the site if this was a "cheater" starter(with active dry to start it). He assured me it is 100% au natural.<br /><br />It's a wonderful starter (though not whole wheat) that I've been using for over 2 years.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380432930727921469noreply@blogger.com