Subj : How To Make A Sourdough Starter
To   : All
From : Ben Collver
Date : Thu Apr 27 2023 10:26:40

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      Title: How Do You Make A Starter?
 Categories: Breads, Sourdough
      Yield: 1 Bowl

           Milk
           Flour

  There are two ways. One method is to "catch" wild yeast and get it to
  grow. Yeast cells are everywhere--on food, in the air, on your skin.
  Not all yeast strains are equally fast-growing, though, and not all
  will produce the same flavor in bread. In pioneer days people would
  walk miles to get a starter from somebody who had a particularly good
  strain. The same is true today, if you know of someone who has a
  really good sourdough starter, try to get some for yourself.
  Otherwise, to catch your own wild yeast, set a bowl of milk out,
  uncovered, for a few hours; then mix in enough flour to make the
  consistency a little thicker than batter. Wait for it to bubble up
  and produce a good sour aroma; this takes from 12 to 24 hours and
  then from 2 to 5 days "souring" at room temperature. Sometimes this
  method is successful and sometimes not.

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