Comments on: How to Make Sourdough Starter, and Making Sourdough Grandmother Bread http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Fri, 25 May 2012 06:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Suzanne McMinn http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-145829 Suzanne McMinn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:09:33 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-145829 It should bubble back up after being stirred down. You might need to start over. It should bubble back up after being stirred down. You might need to start over.

]]> By: Peacefulcelt http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-145820 Peacefulcelt Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:45:47 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-145820 I love sourdough bread so I thought i'd try this out! I mixed up a batch of sourdough starter 2 days ago and it looked great to begin with, it bubbled up to the top of the container within about 30 minutes, but then it went back down and did not bubble up again. My kitchen is nice and warm. I stir it a few times per day but it keeps separating into something like batter and brownish liquid. Does this all sound normal or did I do something wrong? I love sourdough bread so I thought i’d try this out! I mixed up a batch of sourdough starter 2 days ago and it looked great to begin with, it bubbled up to the top of the container within about 30 minutes, but then it went back down and did not bubble up again. My kitchen is nice and warm. I stir it a few times per day but it keeps separating into something like batter and brownish liquid. Does this all sound normal or did I do something wrong?

]]> By: Suzanne McMinn http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-125965 Suzanne McMinn Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:05:29 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-125965 Amanda, no, don't use instant yeast, only regular yeast. If you didn't add any yeast, you're trying to catch wild yeast and that may take a while. Amanda, no, don’t use instant yeast, only regular yeast. If you didn’t add any yeast, you’re trying to catch wild yeast and that may take a while.

]]> By: Amanda http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-125964 Amanda Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:59:51 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-125964 Oh actually, I didn't follow your instructions. I followed those of a different website. I just mixed up a cup of water and a cup of flour and put them in a jar covered with cheese cloth. Would that work, or do I need to follow your instructions? I don't have regular yeast....just instant yeast. Would that work? Oh actually, I didn’t follow your instructions. I followed those of a different website. I just mixed up a cup of water and a cup of flour and put them in a jar covered with cheese cloth. Would that work, or do I need to follow your instructions?

I don’t have regular yeast….just instant yeast. Would that work?

]]> By: Amanda http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-125962 Amanda Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:48:15 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-125962 Hello. I started my sourdough starter yesterday, following your instructions. This morning, I stirred and fed the starter. It smells very strange and kind of nasty. Did I mess it up, or is it supposed to smell that way after the first day? Hello.
I started my sourdough starter yesterday, following your instructions. This morning, I stirred and fed the starter. It smells very strange and kind of nasty. Did I mess it up, or is it supposed to smell that way after the first day?

]]> By: Suzanne McMinn http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-105049 Suzanne McMinn Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:12:11 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-105049 Mandy, if it's doing fine, then you might not want to worry about it. It's just generally recommended to NOT put sourdough starters in a metal container as it can inhibit growth of the starter. Mandy, if it’s doing fine, then you might not want to worry about it. It’s just generally recommended to NOT put sourdough starters in a metal container as it can inhibit growth of the starter.

]]> By: Mandy http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-105047 Mandy Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:08:14 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-105047 I just found your blog. I have my own starter going and I'm on day 4 here (4 pots going--hoping to make 8 loaves with starter left over). Thanks for the storage instructions/re-feeding instructions. I do have a question: you said not to use metal. 3 of my starters are in glass and one is in metal...seems just fine, bubbling away. Why do you say not to use metal? Thanks. I just found your blog. I have my own starter going and I’m on day 4 here (4 pots going–hoping to make 8 loaves with starter left over). Thanks for the storage instructions/re-feeding instructions. I do have a question: you said not to use metal. 3 of my starters are in glass and one is in metal…seems just fine, bubbling away. Why do you say not to use metal? Thanks.

]]> By: Belle http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-94482 Belle Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:48:38 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-94482 Thank you for this simple starter recipe! I have been looking everywhere and all I could find were strange complicated recipes, which often times involved grapes. Thank you for this simple starter recipe! I have been looking everywhere and all I could find were strange complicated recipes, which often times involved grapes.

]]> By: Suzanne McMinn http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-89938 Suzanne McMinn Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:28:47 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-89938 Yes, that sounds like starting over is in order! Yes, that sounds like starting over is in order!

]]> By: happyinorbit http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-and-making-sourdough-grandmother-bread/#comment-89926 happyinorbit Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:30:03 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5475#comment-89926 i have the same problem as one of the other posters. mystarter bubbled nicely the first day, but after i stirred it it remained flat and pancake batter like..maybe thinner. this is day 8 and its phoenix during the summer. no bubbles....do i need to start over? i have the same problem as one of the other posters. mystarter bubbled nicely the first day, but after i stirred it it remained flat and pancake batter like..maybe thinner. this is day 8 and its phoenix during the summer. no bubbles….do i need to start over?

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