I have tried making a sour dough bread starter before and it didn't work. Well, I talked to my sister-in-law yesterday and she got me excited about it again. So, I'm giving it another go. A starter is basically a collection of living yeast that you feed and use to make bread. It takes the place of using store bought yeast. There are several ways of starting a starter and one way is to collect wild yeast. That's what I'm doing.
To collect wild yeast, you mix some flour with water in a bowl, cover it with a breathable cloth, feed it each day and transfer it to a clean bowl then it supposedly gathers wild yeast from the air. hmm. I started mine yesterday. I noticed it smelling sour this morning (which is a good thing) so maybe it's working.
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| Our new family pet |
You can't use any metal utensils or bowls while doing this which is really hard for me. I like to whisk things (I'll admit it) and my whisk happens to be metal. I whisked the pet this morning a few rounds before I remembered so hopefully I didn't kill it.
Once the starter is made, you feed it and it makes bread for you. That sounds like a deal to me! Sounds like more of a giving pet then those hens that aren't laying.
I'll keep you posted...
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