SourdoughCam
 

Day 1

Sourdough Starter - Day 1

As a fan of sourdough bread, I like this idea.

Thanks.

How sad I hear you say..... the center of my life is some flour and nothing much for a week or so.

I hope that this does not become a tragedy. A lot of sourdough bread and pizza are at stake. I hope that I am biga (google!) and equally very poolish (google) !:)

Stupid question but are you sure you want an airtight seal like you have now?

For this shot I am going to faithfully follow Paul Hollywood my hero who says so. He says 3 days before it's first feed and split.

Perhaps it creates a microclimate with just enough air in it to keep it going in a concentrate way?

I guess I'll know soon. I'll probably not resist sniffing it every day ......

My only real point of reference for starter storage is the starter than an ex-gf of mine kept. She is a pastry chef (an amazing one at that) and when we met she had been maintaining her starter for 7 years or so. She kept it in a 5 gallon bucket with a loose lid.

Anyhoo, good luck with it.

Thanks.

I wish I'd picked my girlfriends more thoughtfully. You are a clever chap.^

"Lady wanted for long term serious relationship. Must enjoy sourdough. In first instance please send photograph of sourdough ......."

I'd send her your way but we're not exactly on speaking terms anymore.

I guess the relationship was always bound to sour ....

Aye. ;)

So . . . where did you get the starter to start your starter?

When I was a kid, my dad got on a sourdough kick and would make sourdough pancakes for Sunday breakfast. They were very good.

Grated (organic) apple.

I'm going to give the pancakes a try. Some research .....

I seem to recall there were sourdough waffles too. I'd ask him about it, but he doesn't remember :(

I see there are plenty of recipes on the web, but I can't recommend one from experience. I just remember that there was something really good about the sourdough flavor in pancakes and waffles where regular pancakes/waffles were just sweet. Buttermilk pancakes can be very good too, but sourdough ones rule!

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"We may be misshapen and ugly ...... but we were the runt of the litter and the others have gone. In mitigation we are lovely and sweet and chewish"