Anyone into sourdough?

[Iplayfarmer]

I got a sourdough start the other day and I'm making my first attempt at bread today. I'm a total sourdough novice, so we'll see how it turns out. I let the start grow overnight in a few cups of flour and a few cups of water. I pulled out my next start and added some oil, honey, salt, and enough flour to make the dough feel like bread dough. Now the dough is raising for the first time. After church I'll make it into loaves and bake it.

Does anyone else do sourdough?

 

[Mickey_Fx]

I've been making sourdough bread for a couple yrs. No longer buy store bread.

What kind of starter did you get?

Here is a pic of my fist loaf and first rolls.

 

[Gizmo2]

My mother still makes sourdough buckwheat pancakes every year, I think that's what they are. She starts them in early winter and keeps them going through the winter months. She just adds to the mix every day she makes pancakes and leaves the batch on the kitchen cast iron radiator. I know they are made with buckwheat and boy are they sour, love em.

 

[Bird]

In the late '70s, I got a sourdough recipe from Alaska magazine and used it for a few years. I do love good sourdough bread, but haven't made any in quite awhile.

 

[jinman]

My wife has a breadmaker and has made sourdough several times. I love it, and it shows on my waistline and butt. If I had to give up all foods but one, I'd keep bread. Unfortunately, bread is the one food I should give up to maintain my weight. Life ain't fair.

 

[ttriff]

Love sourdough..

I use the No-knead method. or THIS

I've used starters from King Arthur flour and one from the San Francisco Sour Dough Bread Company. Both were pretty good.

This year I'm going to try, Carl's starter

 

[Ken]

In the late '70s, I got a sourdough recipe from Alaska magazine and used it for a few years. I do love good sourdough bread, but haven't made any in quite awhile.

Bird understand the Alaska Sour Dough came from New Orleans and carried across to Calif then Alaska during the gold rush days. all the same dough starter.
Maybe closer to go to New Orleans for more starter.
ken

 

[Western]

Micky, those photos make me hungry!

My wife bakes all kinds of things, less now then when we where in our 20's. She'll probably make SD every other 5 times or so. Biggest mistake I ever did was getting her one of them Bread making machines, easier, but with the little "mini" loafs they last about 5 minutes after they come out.

She told me last week they make one that is the "standard" size, don't know if that was a hint..hmmm Anyway I like when she pulls out the regular size pans like my mom and granny used. Either way it is good though.

 

[blueriver]

I think Sour Dough is the best. Unfortunaltly I'm the only one in the family who likes it ... so I buy a loaf now and then.

 

[polo1665]

Sourdough? Now your talking my language. Made my starter one year ago and have been maintaining it since then. I bake bread in batches in my wood fired oven and freeze it. That way I only have to bake every two weeks or so. Oh, and Jinman, my waistline shows it too:laughing: