Tag Archives: Sourdough starter

It was a valiant effort – but I obviously went wrong somewhere along the way; so there will be no sourdough French toast this week *sigh* I think we’ll muddle through with a Quiche au Jambon – ham quiche  – … Continue reading →

OK – here we go. This is the sourdough starter poured into a bowl and mixed with a cup of flour and a cup of warm water. It’ll be ready when (if?) it gets bubbly and has a white froth … Continue reading →

The sourdough starter looks pretty much as it has ever since  that first day when I poured away some and ‘refreshed’ it with a new mixture of flour and water. Harrumph. I’m going to declare this batch ‘ready’ by fiat; … Continue reading →

Day 3 and I’m wondering if all is well. No bubbly froth – just these two levels of liquid and a ‘yeasty’ smell. Oh well, a few more days and we’ll see what happens.

Day two, and our crock o’ culture is looking a bit gross. I THINK the dark-ish band of liquid is what is called ‘Hooch’ – but it seems to me that I should be getting that later in the process … Continue reading →

It looks as though the sourdough starter is working! Who knew – just a cup of flour and a cup of warm water? This afternoon, I’ll throw away half of it and mix in another half cup of flour and … Continue reading →

The bacon was yummy – Rich used some of my honey French bread to make French toast to go with – a tasty little brunch! While we were eating, we were talking about the bread and he wondered how hard … Continue reading →