I’ve been making bread on and off for years, but I’ve never made sourdough. So, here’s the first of the adventure in sourdough.
I’ve been reading up on it though, and have been brewing a starter for the last week. It’ll take a couple of weeks to get the starter ready, then I have to look after it every day until you need it again.
My starter is a 50/50 hydrated starter, 1 cup of strong flour, 1 cup of water. I mixed it and left it for 3 days (giving it a stir every now and then).
It seemed to be developing nicely. It bubbles gently, and smells of a mix of flour, bananas and pear drops. (from the reading I’ve done, this is apparently the right smell.)
On day 3 I fed it. I took out a cup of mix and binned it, then added just over 1/2 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of water. On day 5 I fed it again.
I used a white bread flour for the starter, but have been feeding it a little Spelt too.
Tomorrow, I make bread..