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Am I the only one who thought sourdough starter was a scam until my jar bubbled over on day 9
I put off making a starter for 2 years since it looked like a hobby for people with too much free time and a kitchen scale. Then my neighbor in Portland gave me 50 grams of her 6 year old starter and by day 9 it doubled in 4 hours and my first loaf actually rose. What finally convinced you to try a long ferment, or are you still team instant yeast?
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faith36012d ago
I read a piece in a food magazine last year about how wild yeast is basically everywhere in your kitchen already, and that the whole thing works because you're just feeding the stuff that's already floating around. That made it click for me that a starter is not some special ingredient you have to buy, it is just flour and water and time. I finally started one in January after my sister kept sending me photos of her bread, and mine took almost two weeks to get going, not nine days like yours. The part nobody tells you is how much you have to throw away while you wait, which is why so many people quit early. Your neighbor handing over six year old starter is a huge shortcut, that jar has years of strong yeast built up in it. I still keep instant yeast in the cabinet for pizza dough on a weeknight, but the sourdough loaf is worth the wait.
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