Anyone make Sourdough Bread?

nuatha

I've just come across (while looking for something else) a new stainless steel blade about 6" by 3" set in a wooden handle which I believe to be for wallpaper hanging - its now in the kitchen for duty as a dough knife.I presume it came as part of a decorating set.

rosie383

Oooooh, now that floats my boat! Sounds just the ticket.
BTW, I measured where it was on the tub when I last fed it and it has increased by about a third. Does that sound enough, or would I be rushing it?

ostaragirl

Hi, after a bit of advice. I made my starter last Saturday, following Laura Hart recipe. It was in a kilner jar until Wed and bubbling away nicely. Then I followed the instructions and split it and fed it on Thursday and transferred it to a plastic box with the lid on top but not shut, since then it has stopped bubbling and there is a distinctive change in smell, almost like vinegar. Today I should be baking but not sure if it has gone off. Will I have to start again?

Alton_Towers

Hello, Hoping some of you will be able to help. I am making my first attempt at Sourdough bread, my starter is coming along a treat (my kids think I am mad as I have named it Sidney ) and is ready for baking. However all the reading I have done says about how much time is needed to leave the loaf to rise etc.

The problem I have is I work all day so dont know the best time to get the bread ready as baking in the evening would be the best option.

Any tips or advice would be very welcome, thankyou.

GetRealBabe

Hello

This could help: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/14/make-your-own-sourdough

Badrick

Most of the research I did before trying Sourdough suggested at least 8 hours or overnight for the rising time, as the yeast isn't as quick as the commercial ones.
We usually chuck it in the Bread machine on dough setting and time it to finish 8 hours prior to using it.
Hmm, might wake up my starter sleeping in the fridge, now I'm thinking about it.

Popperwell

Funnily enough...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mnpzv

Alton_Towers

Many thanks for the links.

Badrick, thankyou for the tip on using the breadmachine, never thought of that so will try that one. Do you bake it in the machine or then take it out to bake in the oven?

I will have a listen to the radio 4 programme, I am finding it such an interesting subject, I fear it will become an obsession! LOL

Badrick

Alton_Towers wrote: »

Badrick, thankyou for the tip on using the breadmachine, never thought of that so will try that one. Do you bake it in the machine or then take it out to bake in the oven?

Both, but I usually mix in machine and bake as rolls in oven, one time I accidentally set wrong programme and it baked a short heavy loaf

7_week_wonder

Alton_Towers wrote: »

Badrick, thankyou for the tip on using the breadmachine, never thought of that so will try that one. Do you bake it in the machine or then take it out to bake in the oven?

Sorry for jumping in! But I would definitely recommend making sourdough in a breadmachine. I've been doing it for a year now and it's brilliant.

I feed my starter in the evening when I get home from work. Then next morning I put all the ingredients into the breadmaker and set it to "French bread" "dough only" when I leave for work. That means it gets made into dough and then gets left for about 9 hours. Then when I get home in the evening I set it to bake only and hey presto yummy sourdough ready for the next day! It does mean 36 hours from thinking about bread until it being ready to eat - but it's worth it!

PS I caught the last 5 minutes of the sourdough programme yesterday - I'm planning to listen to the whole thing on the iplayer in bed tonight:)