[Sca-cooks] Sourdough

[Erika Thomenius]

This is a serious cry for help.

I have been trying several different tacks to try to make sourdough, working
from _Beard on Bread_, _Joy of Cooking_, and, of all things _The Tightwad
Gazette_.  So far, I haven't been successful.  I've tried store bought yeast
and the Goldrush sourdough starter, but either I got a bread that had a
wonderful sour taste and the density of lead, or a light fluffy bread that
was indistinguishable from any white bread out there.

I grew the starter both in the fridge and out, letting it ferment for
periods up to one week, worked with it straight and tried making a batter,
with no luck whatsoever.

Can anyone give me some pointers, or recipes that have worked well for them?

And how come you can't grow sourdough starter in a metal bowl?

-Gytha "Wretched little microbes aren't going to beat me!" Karlsdotter


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Living in fear that someone is going to spot the zipper at the back of my
grown-up suit.


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