Let’s Make a Baby!
A sourdough starter baby that is…
Which will turn into a Mother
It’s only a 2-week gestation
The process of growing your own sourdough starter is quite simple in theory,
But requires commitment.
Just like a Baby, it needs to be fed
Daily
And once grown a little
It goes to the bathroom
Daily
But in the end, parenthood is so worth it
You will have a fully developed
Happy
Healthy
Bucket of yeast and bacteria goo to call your own
And that bucket of goo will bring you
Joy
Happiness
Frustration
Angst
And an endless supply of
Food
Enjoyment
Pleasure
And healthy gut bacteria
It sounds like Parenthood to me!
The brief sysnopsis is this…
Days 1-7 feed daily with flour and water
Days 8-14, feed twice a day and discard
It’s super easy. So let’s begin…
(Wish I could be doing this via video, but that other job…
The one that’s paying the bills right now
Put me on an airplane to LA for 2 days…)
In a glass container (preferably) mix
1/3c warm water (warm means body temperature, so when you touch it it doesn’t feel cold, and it doesn’t feel hot)
1/2c white bread flour (preferably organic flour)
Stir until it’s paste like consistency
Cover your container with a clean kitchen towel and leave it on the counter until tomorrow
Side notes:
1) Water – use tap if you would like, but a word of warning, if your tap water sucks (lots of chlorine or fluoride, or other crap they add to your water) then what you need to do is fill a pitcher with tap water and let it sit for 24 hours on the counter before you use it. This will allow the chlorine and other shit to dissipate out. Otherwise use filtered or yummy water
2) Flour – organic is best, but any white bread flour will work. Try not to use bleached flour, but just bread flour. Please DO NOT USE whole wheat flours. Not for your first Baby. We can cover off other starters for whole wheat, rye, etc. later.
3) Chemicals in your kitchen – be careful here. If you clean your kitchen with heavy chemicals this can float into your starter and prevent it from working well. Just a heads up.
4) The container matters. Glass is the best because it is non-reactive. Metal reacts and can turn your starter funky colors and leach off weird crap. Plastics work, but… have a tendency to also leach out chemicals, especially if they have been washed a bunch of times in the dishwasher. If you have to use plastic, make sure it’s been washed by hand with mild detergent, air dried, rinsed with white vinegar, rinsed with water and then air dried again.
Okay guys. That’s Day 1.
See you tomorrow.
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