Subject: Putting soudough starter on hold.
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I totally agree. That's exactly why I love to learn how things are grown and made. Not only because it fascinates me, allows me to appreciate it more, but also so I know the process in the event I want (or need) to make it myself in the future. |
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I think it's even crazier that many people can no longer function without technology. So many useful skills have been forgotten & neglected. To keep this somewhat on topic ... just look at that stuff they call bread on the store shelves. ugh. Carl's bread looks like real bread!!! |
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Subject: Putting soudough starter on hold.
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This loaf looks delicious! Nice job! |
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Subject: Putting soudough starter on hold.
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It's kind of crazy how people back then without any kind of internet or technology just trialed things and figured all this out. |
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You're most welcome! I have made a starter before but let it die because it was too much for me to keep it going as I didn't make bread that often. Now I know this little trick, it'll be much easier to start it back up again. 
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| That's an interesting article. I read somewhere that back in the pioneer days when folks were traveling cross country in covered wagons that's how they kept their starter alive. They would spread it out on a towel & let it dry in the sun before they moved to their next destination. Someone still sells starter that is supposedly from those times. | |
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Thank you for sharing that! I keep wanting to make sourdough, since it tastes so good, but I don't bake bread often enough to bother keeping sourdough starter alive. |
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I like to feed it before putting it the fridge just to make sure it’s happiest if I end up going longer than two bakes.
I almost dehydrated mine before our move, but decided to just keep it alive with English muffins in our rv’s easy bake oven instead. Boy I’m glad those days are over. :) |
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A lot of people are selling them ... I include instructions and a video link so you can see exactly what is going on ... Also email contact Glad you got your starter so you weren't discouraged Included is a picture of the Pumpernickel Rye Sourdough I baked yesterday ... Enjoy the visual |
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That is good to know. I tried making starter from a dehydrated kit, but it flopped :/
Fortunately I was able to get some from a friend
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I have a very active starter and rather than discard I have a bunch of it dehydrated. I also have a Gluten free dehydrated starter. I have been selling them quite regularly in my Etsy shop and eBay. Rehydrating is easy and we get great results ... It's a great option |
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This is a really cool article about putting your sourdough starter on hold. I don't know why I didn't think about drying it but what a great idea.
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2015/05/01/putting-sourdough-starter-hold |
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