The sourdough Starter Thread

[northepaul]

Maybe a picture??
Our first baby!!!

[Bren In Pots]

I want you to be its cybergodparents...I've started a loaf! How are you doing, others? Anyone else want to join in? it's weirdly addictive...

BR how did your loaf turn out ?

I'm on day 3 and I think my starter is dead No bubbles or anything this morning I still fed it though. I was thinking of starting of a second jar but this time keeping it in my heated propagator for the first 24 hours so the temp would be more constant or would that be a bad idea.

[Newton]

Did you see the fabulous baking boys on C4 last night. They had a startervthatvhad been going in their family for 56 years............

Don't realise the second rise was up to 12 hours........catch it on 4OD I think.......

[Bren In Pots]

Thanks for the heads up Newton off to have a look at 4OD.

[kfan]

I was thinking of starting of a second jar but this time keeping it in my heated propagator for the first 24 hours so the temp would be more constant or would that be a bad idea.

If I remember well, 28 DC is the perfect temp (32 DC and they die) and then it should only take 3 days to make a starter, but you have to feed about every 8 hours! Don't give up on trying

[Bren In Pots]

Kfan my panics over I've got bubbles

[perkin]

I need to get OH on the sourdough case. I gave him the River Cottage bread book as a present last year and he did make a couple of sourdough loaves. He even got a bread proving basket for one of his Christmas pressies, so we definitely need to give that a trial run.

[northepaul]

Thanks for the heads up on the TV prog

Sounds like you're doing well Bren!!

Starting mine tomorrow....gulp!!

[Bren In Pots]

Starting mine tomorrow....gulp!!

Just wondering hows your starter doing, do you have any bubbles ?

[Bren In Pots]

I'm on my way, this evening I've made my sponge so by this time tomorrow I should have an eatable loaf

[northepaul]

Hi Bren - my OH thought it was washing up, and rinsed it out!!

So I'm starting again today (and labelling the jar this time!!)

[northepaul]

I'm on my way, this evening I've made my sponge so by this time tomorrow I should have an eatable loaf

Good Luck Bren - we want to see it when its done!!

[Bren In Pots]

Hi Bren - my OH thought it was washing up, and rinsed it out!!

Men !!!!!!

Good Luck Bren - we want to see it when its done!!

It does seem a lot a messing around compared to my usual loaf using fresh yeast so I hope its worth it.

[Bren In Pots]

Here's a photo of my sourdough loaf straight from the oven

[northepaul]

Nomity nom nom!!

(big cheer)

Looks a beaut!!

Our first sourdough baby!!