I keep a 60g starter in my fridge and only feed it when I want to make a loaf (every 2-3 weeks). Pretty much zero waste and super low maintenance :) keeping a bigger starter might look cool but practically speaking you don’t need anything huge.
Bonus content: The sparring log
About 24 hours in total but only about an hour or so of actively working on it. I feed the starter around 9am on day one, mix the dough at around 6pm, shape the loaves around 10pm, and bake them next morning.
Looks great! Any reason you didn’t bake it darker? I just started making sourdough regularly. Definitely worth the effort :)
Probably the 1/2 tsp of dried yeast I use to give it extra rise 😶🌫️
The cheap stuff 😂 great value all purpose unbleached flour
Ha you’re not wrong. I haven’t given fully naturally-leavened bread a go with my new starter just yet but it’s definitely on my to-do list :)
Yeah these ones rose pretty well! I use 1/2 tsp of commercial yeast for some extra lift in addition to the sourdough starter.
Bonus crumb shot
I was working my way through the recipes in the book and just kinda got stuck on this one haha. It just was so good and wasn’t too much work. I’ll definitely have to start checking out other recipes and kinds of sourdough.
There ya go
Looks great! I use the pain de campagne recipe from Flower Water Salt Yeast since I can fit in my schedule the easiest
Yeah if I’m being honest the crust has way more flavor this way
Don’t worry! We’ll go through the process of revising safety ratings to include people outside the car just for auto manufacturers to switch their advertisements to say “five star passenger safety rating” instead 😀
Those poor brain worms must be starving
The dingy laundromat really just ties the whole image together
I wonder which side doesn’t want it to pass /s
Now what’s the chance of this actually passing?
Haha I would but the friend I bought the bike from is definitely is a part of those circles. I don’t know if he would forgive me if I took his custom built bike and immediately slapped a kickstand on it. That or I’ll just do it and never tell.
Ah gotcha. That’s fair enough. I’ve never tried it before but apparently drying out the starter is a way to make it last for long periods of time and then be quick to refresh.