Friday, April 13, 2012

Sourdough Starter - Day 2

24 hours after mixing my starter, here's what it looks like:

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If you look closely, you can see there's definite separation of liquid alcohol from more solid stuff which is floating on top. I gave it a good stir and covered it again.

To recap: As I posted yesterday, I'm trying the King Arthur starter that Tracey from Tracey's Culinary Adventures blogged about the other day. It's a super simple recipe:

2 cups warm water
1 tbs sugar
1 tbs yeast
2 cups flour

First dissolve the sugar in the water, then add the yeast. Stir in the flour. Once thoroughly mixed, cover with a towel (not plastic as this will make the flavor richer) in a warm place for 2-5 days. Each day, give it a good stir as the alcohol will have separated. It's ready when there's a nice sour aroma and the mixture no longer bubbles. Store, covered, in the fridge.

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