That trendy "no knead bread" recipe came along, and is really good, and even kind of sour if you follow the Cook's Illustrated recipe which cheats by adding a bit of cheap lager beer and a tablespoon of vinegar. But now, I'm getting bored with that and I want to build some real sourdough.
So, on my counter right now is a really bad smelling (eau du barf) starter. I think I've failed again. This was a "no fail" rye and water starter. Maybe I'll go back up to The Fresh Loaf site and try the deluxe natural starter that many posters on the site say works great: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/233*******
Update
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According to sourdough experts on thefreshloaf, it is exactly odiferously bad as it should be right now...it won't smell "sourdoughy" for a couple of days. Phew....maybe I'll succeed this time!
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Final 8/1/08
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Starter II
b. Monday 7/28/08
d. a few days later...
RIP. I knew ye little. Back to the drawing board.
2 comments:
ONCe we get to NC I might try this. I love sourdough but the times I have tried to make some starter it never really made the bread sour.
And usually the starter ended up moldy or worse!
I just started a new starter. (That sounds funny...) I'll send you the link to my "new foolproof method". Isn't it funny how everyone's method is foolproof?
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