03-12-2010, 04:35 AM
A sourdough starter can be made from scratch, using airborne wild yeasts, a sugar (like, say, honey), water and flour. Start by mixing the sugar, water and flour to a sweetish thick paste, and set it in a cool open window. Wild yeast from the air will settle, begin to reproduce, and only requires a stir and a little water to keep the mix from drying out. When it is rising like dough, add more ingredients from time to time. Just take some of it, add it to otherwise unleavened dough, knead it in, and you're ready to make bread. http://www.io.com/~sjohn/sour.htm
Always keep it cool and fed with new flour and sugar, and it will last pretty much forever. Smells strange, but it works.
:?: Does anyone know when yeasts began to be cultivated and sorted by type? Today, you can buy dozens of different varieties, which will make differently flavored wines from the same grapes.. :?:
Always keep it cool and fed with new flour and sugar, and it will last pretty much forever. Smells strange, but it works.
:?: Does anyone know when yeasts began to be cultivated and sorted by type? Today, you can buy dozens of different varieties, which will make differently flavored wines from the same grapes.. :?:
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
