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sourdough
i i fi i love sourdough! Ever since I I took my first bread baking baking course I I I have always kept a a a a a a a a a a sourdough
at home to use in in in in baking baking It’s a a a a a a a a a a cinch If you you you give it some time and experiment you’ll learn All you you you you need to to keep in in in mind is is to to feed your sourdough
and that the consistency can can be anywhere from pancake batter thick- ness to to doughy You can can mix different types of flour but what I find easiest is to to use a a a a a a sour- dough
based on either rye or wheat Here’s how to start:
DAY1 Mix100mlofwaterand100mlof flour in a a a a a jar that holds one litre DAY2 Itmayhavestartedbubblingabitby now Feed the dough
100 100 ml ml of of water and and 100 100 ml of flour and stir DAY3 Thingswillhopefullybebubblingabit more by now Feed the dough
100 100 ml ml of of water and and 100 ml of flour and and stir DAY4 Yoursourdoughisnowready Putitin the the the refrigerator and and and feed it it now now and and and then the the the same way using flour and and and water If you want to to bake with it it it it the the easiest thing is to to place
it it it it at at room temperature and feed it it it it the the night before you plan to bake 70